Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 601 › Conversation 601-026
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Monday, October 25, 1971 · 12:10 PM–12:15 PM ET · Oval Office · 18 sec
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On October 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 12:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 601-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 601-26
Date: October 25, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:10 pm and 12:15 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person.
Delivery of material
The President's schedule
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 12:15 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on October 25, 1971
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- 601-025 12:10 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 12:15 pm.
- 012-109 12:15 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 12:15 pm to 12:17 pm.
- 601-028 12:15 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 12:17 pm.
- 012-110 12:17 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
- 601-029 12:17 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
- 012-111 12:20 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 12:20 pm to 12:31 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 601-026, October 25, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179313). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/601-026 (accessed November 2, 2026).