Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 588 › Conversation 588-017
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House operator
Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 1:43 PM–1:55 PM ET · Oval Office · 4 sec
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, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 1:55 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 588-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 588-17 Date: October 12, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:43 pm and 1:55 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with White House operator. [See Conversation No. 11-63]
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Also recorded on October 12, 1971
- 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.
- 588-016 1:43 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 1:55 pm.
- 011-064 1:55 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 1:55 pm to 1:59 pm.
- 588-018 1:55 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:55 pm to 1:59 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 588-017, October 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179185). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/588-017 (accessed November 12, 2026).