Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 601 › Conversation 601-015

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Saturday, October 23, 1971 · 11:54 AM–11:59 AM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation601-015 on Tape 601 (tape position 02:56:57–02:58:32)StartSaturday, October 23, 1971 at 11:54 AMEndSaturday, October 23, 1971 at 11:59 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 601-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual. The interaction, which lasted less than five minutes, appears to have been social in nature rather than a formal policy deliberation. Following a short exchange regarding refreshments, the participant departed.

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I'll have a little cut of cheese and pineapple here, because it's going to be a long ride to this.

NARA Description

On October 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 11:59 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 601-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 601-15

Date: October 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:54 am and 11:59 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown person.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 7s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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The unknown person left at an unknown time before 11:59 am.

Also recorded on October 23, 1971

  • 012-104 11:43 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:43 am and 11:53 am.
  • 601-013 11:51 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:51 am.
  • 012-105 11:53 AM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 11:53 am to 11:54 am.
  • 601-014 11:53 AM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:53 am to 11:54 am.
  • 601-016 11:54 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 11:59 am.
  • 012-106 11:59 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, King Hassan, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 11:59 am to 12:08 pm.
  • 601-017 11:59 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Alex G. Toumayan, and King Hassan met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:17 pm.
  • 012-107 12:17 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:17 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 601-015, October 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/601-015 (accessed October 12, 2026).