Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 599 › Conversation 599-007

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Friday, October 22, 1971 · 10:40 AM ET · Oval Office · 21 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation599-007 on Tape 599 (tape position 00:53:08–00:53:58)StartFriday, October 22, 1971 at 10:40 AMEndFriday, October 22, 1971 at 10:40 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 599-007 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417179239 ↗

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NARA Description

On October 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:40 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 599-007 of the White House Tapes.

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Conversation No. 599-007

Date: October 22, 1971
Time: 10:40 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown person.

     [Unintelligible]

The unknown person left at 10:40 am.

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Oh, my God.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 599-007, October 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179239). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/599-007 (accessed November 2, 2026).