Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 598 › Conversation 598-004

Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and White House Tapes

Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 12:06 PM–7:28 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation598-004 on Tape 598 (tape position 00:19:08–00:20:13)StartThursday, October 21, 1971 at 12:06 PMEndThursday, October 21, 1971 at 7:28 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 598-004 ↗

AI Summary

This recording captures an unidentified meeting in the Oval Office involving the President and unknown participants. Due to the lack of transcript and metadata, the specific subject matter, policy objectives, and potential action items remain indeterminate. The session was abruptly terminated, leaving no record of substantive developments or personnel assignments.

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Position in tape: 00:19:08 – 00:20:13

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NARA Description

On October 21, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 7:28 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 598-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 598-4

Date: October 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:06 pm and 7:28 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people met.

     The President's location

     Duty assignment

This conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 7:28 pm.

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Yeah, he's not a hero.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 598-004, October 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/598-004 (accessed November 13, 2026).