Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 611 › Conversation 611-016

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office

Tuesday, November 2, 1971 · 12:43 PM–12:47 PM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation611-016 on Tape 611 (tape position 04:08:00–04:08:31)StartTuesday, November 2, 1971 at 12:43 PMEndTuesday, November 2, 1971 at 12:47 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 611-016 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417179491 ↗

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On November 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 611-016 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 611-16

Date: November 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 13-65]

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  • 013-065 12:43 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm.
  • 013-066 12:43 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm.
  • 013-067 12:43 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm.
  • 611-015 12:43 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm.
  • 611-017 12:43 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm.
  • 611-018 12:43 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm.
  • 611-019 12:43 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm.
  • 611-020 12:43 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 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm.

Conversation 611-016, November 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179491). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/611-016 (accessed November 14, 2026).