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Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and White House Tapes

Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 12:01 AM–11:22 AM ET · Oval Office · 4 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation588-006 on Tape 588 (tape position 02:44:00–02:47:13)StartTuesday, October 12, 1971 at 12:01 AMEndTuesday, October 12, 1971 at 11:22 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 588-006 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417179165 ↗

A 4-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On October 12, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:01 am and 11:22 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 588-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 588-6

Date: October 12, 1971
Time: Unknown before 11:22 am
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people met.

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[Previous non-historical (H) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 07/24/2019. Segment
cleared for release.]
[Non-Historical]
[588-006-w001]
[Duration: 4s]
     Time request

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The unknown people left at an unknown time before 11:22 am.

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  • 588-022 12:01 AM · 7 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:01 am and 11:22 am.
  • 288-004 8:25 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:25 am and 8:30 am.
  • 011-048 8:30 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:30 am.
  • 288-005 8:30 AM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:30 am.
  • 288-006 8:30 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:40 am.
  • 011-049 8:40 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 8:40 am to 8:46 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 588-006, October 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179165). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/588-006 (accessed November 12, 2026).