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Nixon White House recording on Oval Office

Wednesday, October 13, 1971 · 5:18 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation591-003 on Tape 591 (tape position 01:30:36–01:31:37)StartWednesday, October 13, 1971 at 5:18 PMEndWednesday, October 13, 1971 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 591-003 ↗

AI Summary

This recording captures an unidentified meeting in the Oval Office held during a period when the President’s schedule was the primary focus of discussion. Due to the lack of available transcripts or participant identification, the specific nature of these logistical or planning talks remains obscured. The interaction concluded at an unspecified time later that evening without any publicly documented outcomes or recorded decisions.

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Position in tape: 01:30:36 – 01:31:37

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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 5:18 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 591-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 591-3

Date: October 13, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:18 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people met.

     The President's schedule

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

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Who would you like to meet?
Move.
Come along.
I'm sorry.
I just didn't want to have a whole lot of students around here.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 591-003, October 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/591-003 (accessed November 12, 2026).