Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 588 › Conversation 588-011

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Labor relations

Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 12:56 PM–12:58 PM ET · Oval Office · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation588-011 on Tape 588 (tape position 02:58:05–02:58:23)StartTuesday, October 12, 1971 at 12:56 PMEndTuesday, October 12, 1971 at 12:58 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 588-011 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417179175 ↗

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On October 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 12:58 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 588-011 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 588-11
Date: October 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:56 pm and 12:58 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.
     The President's schedule
          -Labor

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:58 pm.

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Hello there, guys.
  • 588-009 12:54 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:54 pm to 12:56 pm.
  • 588-010 12:56 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 12:58 pm.
  • 588-012 12:58 PM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), George P. Shultz, White House operator, George Meany, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:58 pm to 1:25 pm.
  • 011-062 1:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George Meany talked on the telephone from 1:32 pm to 1:34 pm.
  • 011-063 1:34 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:34 pm and 1:55 pm.
  • 588-013 1:43 PM · 23 sec — Rose Mary Woods and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 1:55 pm.
  • 588-014 1:43 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 1:55 pm.
  • 588-015 1:43 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 1:55 pm.

Conversation 588-011, October 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179175). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/588-011 (accessed November 12, 2026).