Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 599 › Conversation 599-009
Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and Unidentified participants
Friday, October 22, 1971 · 10:52 AM–11:09 AM ET · Oval Office ·2 min
AI Summary
This recording consists of brief, unintelligible exchanges between unidentified individuals present in the Oval Office. The participants engage in casual, fragmented greetings and unclear administrative or personal requests. Due to the lack of substantive dialogue or discernible context, no official policy decisions or significant developments are documented in this segment.
- Oval Office
- Unidentified participants
- General conversation
- White House Tapes
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NARA Description
On October 22, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:52 am and 11:09 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 599-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 599-9
Date: October 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:52 am and 11:09 am
Location: Oval Office
An unknown person talked with an unknown person.
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- 599-010 11:19 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:19 am and 11:43 am.
- 599-011 11:43 AM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Imedla Marcos, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:43 am to 12:06 pm.
- 599-012 12:16 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen, Clark MacGregor, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:16 pm to 12:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 599-009, October 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/599-009 (accessed September 18, 2026).