Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 612 › Conversation 612-003

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Senator Russell Wong

Wednesday, November 3, 1971 · 4:28 PM–4:34 PM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation612-003 on Tape 612 (tape position 00:02:55–00:04:10)StartWednesday, November 3, 1971 at 4:28 PMEndWednesday, November 3, 1971 at 4:34 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 612-003 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417179545 ↗

A 9-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On November 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:28 pm and 4:34 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 612-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 612-003

Date: November 3, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:28 pm and 4:34 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 13-107]

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Senator Russell Wong.

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  • 612-001 4:28 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:28 pm and 4:34 pm.
  • 612-002 4:28 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:28 pm and 4:34 pm.
  • 013-108 4:34 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Russell B. Long talked on the telephone from 4:34 pm to 4:40 pm.
  • 612-004 4:34 PM · 56 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Russell B. Long met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:34 pm to 5:31 pm.
  • 013-109 4:40 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:40 pm and 4:42 pm.
  • 013-110 4:42 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch talked on the telephone from 4:42 pm to 4:43 pm.
  • 013-111 4:43 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:43 pm and 4:46 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 612-003, November 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179545). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/612-003 (accessed November 1, 2026).