This recording consists primarily of room noise and unintelligible background conversation between unidentified participants in the Oval Office. No substantive policy discussions, historical developments, or executive decisions were captured during this brief segment. Consequently, the audio provides no meaningful insight into the operations or deliberations of the Nixon administration.
On October 5, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:39 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 585-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 585-16 Date: October 5, 1971 Time: Unknown between 5:39 pm and 11:59 pm Location: Oval Office Unknown people met. ********************************************************************** [Previous non-historical (H) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 07/23/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Non-Historical] [585-016-w001] [Duration: 32s] [This portion of the tape is mostly room noise with some muffled background conversation.] ********************************************************************** Unknown people left at an unknown time before 11:59 pm.
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.