Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 594 › Conversation 594-004
Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and Presidential Records
Monday, October 18, 1971 · 10:19 AM–12:00 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
This recording captures a brief meeting between President Nixon and unidentified participants in the Oval Office. Due to the withdrawal of the majority of the segment, the specific subject matter and objectives of the discussion remain unavailable for historical analysis. The content is restricted, preventing any determination of substantive policy developments or decisions.
Audio
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This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the player above contains the full tape segment shared with neighbouring conversations. It begins about 01:40:37 into the tape and ends around 01:42:54.
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On October 18, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:19 am and 12:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 594-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 594-4 Date: October 18, 1971 Time: Unknown between 10:19 am and 12:00 pm Location: Oval Office Unknown people met. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Non-historical Returnable] [Duration: 1m 12s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** The unknown people left at an unknown time before 12:00 pm.
Also recorded on October 18, 1971
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- 594-001 8:25 AM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:25 am and 8:45 am.
- 594-002 8:45 AM · 1 hr 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:45 am to 9:58 am.
- 594-003 10:00 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:00 am to 10:17 am.
- 594-005 12:01 PM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, Robert H. Finch, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:01 pm to 12:35 pm.
- 594-006 12:35 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:35 pm and 12:37 pm.
- 594-007 12:37 PM · 8 min — George T. Bell, Thomas G. Walters, Mrs. Thomas G. Walters, Clarence M. Tarr, Mrs. Clarence M. Tarr, Arthur L. Sparks, Mrs. Arthur L. Sparks, Vincent G. Walkendifer, Mrs. Vincent G. Walkendifer, Gertrude G. Davis, Carleton J. Chace, James W. Stone, Mrs. James W. Stone, Ted R. Gardner, Mrs. Ted R. Gardner, Col. Glenn R. Johnson, F. E. O'Connor, Luther L. Miller, Joe G. Attebery, Mrs. Joe G. Attebery, Ed W. Meadows, Mrs. Ed W. Meadows, Ray Hillyard, Charles J. Turrisi, Mrs. Charles J. Turrisi, Ben W. Graybill, David M. Magee, Chris J. O'Neill, Judith E. Park, and Katherine G. Slade met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:37 pm to 12:44 pm.
- 594-008 12:44 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:44 pm and 12:46 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 594-004, October 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/594-004 (accessed October 12, 2026).