Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 598 › Conversation 598-004
Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and Unidentified participants
Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 12:06 PM–7:28 PM ET · Oval Office
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.
Audio
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 00:19:08 into the tape and ends around 00:20:13.
Transcript (AI-generated)
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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.Also recorded on October 21, 1971
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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 September 28, 2026).