Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 602 › Conversation 602-011
Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and Secret Service
Tuesday, October 26, 1971 · 1:39 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office ·58 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held an informal meeting in the Oval Office with unidentified individuals, including two children. The discussion focused on routine administrative logistics, such as the President's scheduled move to the Old Executive Office Building and the placement of Secret Service personnel. The interaction concluded with the parties preparing to relocate to another room.
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NARA Description
On October 26, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:39 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 602-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 602-11
Date: October 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:39 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people met.
The President's schedule
-Old Executive Office Building [EOB]
Secret Service duty station
The President’s location
-EOB
The unknown persons left at an unknown time before 11:59 pm.Also recorded on October 26, 1971
- 303-001 1:40 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 1:41 pm.
- 013-012 1:41 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 1:41 pm to 1:47 pm.
- 303-002 1:41 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:41 pm to 1:47 pm.
- 013-013 1:47 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 1:50 pm.
- 303-003 1:47 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 1:50 pm.
- 303-004 1:47 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 1:50 pm.
- 303-005 1:47 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 1:50 pm.
- 013-014 1:50 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 1:50 pm to 1:51 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 602-011, October 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/602-011 (accessed September 18, 2026).