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Nixon White House recording on Oval Office

Wednesday, October 27, 1971 · 3:45 PM–3:48 PM ET · Oval Office · 52 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation604-007 on Tape 604 (tape position 01:04:40–01:05:29)StartWednesday, October 27, 1971 at 3:45 PMEndWednesday, October 27, 1971 at 3:48 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 604-007 ↗

AI Summary

This brief Oval Office recording captures a short, seemingly administrative exchange regarding the timing of a visitor's arrival. The conversation, involving an unknown individual and likely a White House staffer, confirms that a guest should enter just before 3:00 pm. No significant policy discussions or decisions are evident in this fragment.

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Position in tape: 01:04:40 – 01:05:29

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NARA Description

On October 27, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:48 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 604-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 604-7

Date: October 27, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:45 pm and 3:48 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people met.

     [Unintelligible]

Unknown people left at an unknown time before 3:48 pm

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Unknown[unintelligible] steps away from his desk for a couple moments. Did you get that? Would you like him to come directly in or or do you want him to come in just before 3:00? All right, sir.
UnknownI see. All right. He could come in just before 3:00 and [unintelligible] right away. And uh that's just fine.

Also recorded on October 27, 1971

  • 604-001 1:32 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 2:53 pm.
  • 604-002 1:32 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 2:53 pm.
  • 604-003 1:32 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 2:53 pm.
  • 604-004 1:32 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 2:53 pm.
  • 081-002 3:48 PM · 1 hr 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon and budget advisors, including John D. Ehrlichman, John N. Mitchell, John B. Connally, George P. Shultz, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Charles W. Colson, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Edwin L. Harper, Lewis A. Engman, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 3:48 pm to 5:22 pm.
  • 013-022 5:27 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:27 pm and 5:29 pm.
  • 604-008 5:27 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:27 pm to 5:29 pm.
  • 604-009 5:29 PM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:29 pm to 6:14 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 604-007, October 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/604-007 (accessed November 2, 2026).