Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 613 › Conversation 613-008

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House logistics

Tuesday, November 2, 1971 · 6:58 PM–7:00 PM ET · Oval Office ·1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation613-008 onTape 613 (tape position 02:41:07–02:42:29)StartTuesday, November 2, 1971 at 6:58 PMEndTuesday, November 2, 1971 at 7:00 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 613-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to coordinate scheduling logistics for an upcoming trip involving unknown participants. The discussion focused on finalizing specific dates for the itinerary and managing expectations regarding potential counter-proposals from outside parties. The brief exchange concluded with an agreement to initiate the planning process while awaiting further feedback on the proposed timeline.

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Oh, that's right.
That's the message we got.
I don't think so.
In other words, I'm just looking at my scheduler in terms of other things around it, because that's pretty good.
We suggested the 23rd, or is that something that they do?
Well, actually, so there is a time where they'll come back and say, well, we ought to make it the 24th or the 25th or... Yeah, yeah.
Okay, we'll get you started.
Right, right, right, right.
Good.
And they will be back by the 15th.

NARA Description

On November 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:58 pm to 7:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 613-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 613-008

Date: November 2, 1971
Time: 6:58 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with an unknown man.

     The President's schedule
          -Unknown trip
               -Unknown people

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  • 613-004 4:35 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 4:40 pm.
  • 613-005 4:40 PM · 42 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Rose Mary Woods, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:40 pm to 5:24 pm.
  • 613-006 5:25 PM · 1 hr 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, Clark MacGregor, Henry A. Kissinger, Richard K. Cook, Ronald L. Ziegler and Stephen B. Bull, White House photographer, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:25 pm to 6:55 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 613-008, November 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/613-008 (accessed September 18, 2026).