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Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and Presidential residence

Wednesday, October 13, 1971 · 3:12 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation590-016 on Tape 590 (tape position 05:18:18–05:20:04)StartWednesday, October 13, 1971 at 3:12 PMEndWednesday, October 13, 1971 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 590-016 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417179225 ↗

AI Summary

This recording captures logistical movement within the White House as unidentified individuals navigate the path toward the President's residence. The brief audio serves primarily to document the physical transition of staff or visitors through the executive complex. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions are recorded during this movement.

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NARA Description

On October 13, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:12 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 590-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 590-16

Date: October 13, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:12 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown poeple met.

     The President’s location

The unknown poeple left at an unknown time before 11:59 pm.

Transcript (AI-generated)

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We are heading to the residence.
We are passing under the residence.
We are passing under the residence.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 590-016, October 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179225). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/590-016 (accessed November 12, 2026).