Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 588 › Conversation 588-019
Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and Audio Recording
Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 2:21 PM–2:26 PM ET · Oval Office · 35 sec
AI Summary
This brief interaction consists of muffled background noise and ambient audio captured within the Oval Office. The segment lacks substantive policy discussion or identifiable participants, as the recording consists primarily of tape interference. Consequently, no significant political developments, decisions, or historical actions were recorded during this timeframe.
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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 2:21 pm and 2:26 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 588-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 588-19 Date: October 12, 1971 Time: Unknown between 2:21 pm and 2:26 pm Location: Oval Office Unknown people met. ********************************************************************** [Previous non-historical (H) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 07/24/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Non-Historical] [588-019-w001] [Duration: 34s] [This portion of the tape is mostly tape noise with some muffled background conversation.] ********************************************************************** The unknown people left at an unknown time before 2:26 pm.
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- 011-069 1:59 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:59 pm and 9:07 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 588-019, October 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179189). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/588-019 (accessed November 12, 2026).