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Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Personal Belongings

Saturday, October 23, 1971 · 12:17 PM–12:21 PM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation601-020 on Tape 601 (tape position 03:17:35–03:18:09)StartSaturday, October 23, 1971 at 12:17 PMEndSaturday, October 23, 1971 at 12:21 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 601-020 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417179301 ↗

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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 12:17 pm and 12:21 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 601-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 601-20

Date: October 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:17 pm and 12:21 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown chief petty officer.

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[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 16s ]

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The unknown chief petty officer left at an unknown time before 12:21 pm.

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You're getting me a top coat.
My gray.
Yes, sir.
Top coat.
Because I don't coat.
I don't want to walk out in this area.
Yes, sir.
I bring it here and I'll walk over here.
Yes, sir.

Also recorded on October 23, 1971

  • 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.
  • 601-018 12:17 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:17 pm.
  • 601-019 12:17 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:21 pm.
  • 601-021 12:17 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:21 pm.
  • 601-022 12:17 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:25 pm.
  • 601-023 12:25 PM · 29 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:25 pm and 11:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 601-020, October 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179301). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/601-020 (accessed November 2, 2026).