Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 595 › Conversation 595-008
Nixon White House recording on Executive Office Building and Oval Office
Monday, October 18, 1971 · 3:45 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with unidentified individuals in the Oval Office to discuss logistical details regarding his official schedule. The participants specifically addressed his planned movements between the White House and the Executive Office Building. Due to the lack of a transcript and the unintelligible nature of the recording, no further policy decisions or substantive developments were captured.
Audio
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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 3:45 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 595-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 595-8
Date: October 18, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:45 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people met.
[Unintelligible]
The President's schedule
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
An unknown woman entered at an unknown time after 3:45 pm.
The unknown people left at an unknown time before 11:59 pm.Also recorded on October 18, 1971
- 595-005 2:32 PM · 12 min — >President Richard M. Nixon, Jack Pardee, Phyllis Lane (Perryman) Pardee, George Burman, Mrs. George Burman, Maxie Baughan, Mrs. Maxie Baughan, Stephen B. Bull, White House photographer, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:44 pm.
- 595-006 3:10 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:11 pm.
- 595-007 3:11 PM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert F. Ellsworth, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:11 pm to 3:45 pm.
- 291-011 3:47 PM · 1 hr 13 min — John D. Ehrlichman, John N. Mitchell, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:47 pm to 5:00 pm.
- 011-112 4:56 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 4:56 pm to 4:57 pm.
- 011-113 4:57 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at 4:57 pm.
- 011-114 4:57 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:57 pm and 5:19 pm.
- 291-012 5:00 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:15 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 595-008, 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/595-008 (accessed October 14, 2026).