Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 613 › Conversation 613-016
Nixon White House recording on Oval Office maintenance and Housekeeping
Thursday, November 4, 1971 · 12:35 PM–12:37 PM ET · Oval Office · 49 sec
AI Summary
Maintenance staff entered the Oval Office for a brief two-minute session to perform cleaning duties, specifically involving the use of a steam iron. The conversation was largely unintelligible and served only to facilitate the physical upkeep of the room. No substantive political or administrative discussions took place during this meeting.
- Oval Office maintenance
- Housekeeping
- Staff logistics
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NARA Description
On November 4, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:35 pm and 12:37 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 613-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 613-016
Date: November 4, 1971
Time: 12:35 pm - unknown before 12:37 pm
Location: Oval Office
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Unknown people met.
Oval Office
-Cleaning
-Steam iron
-Chair
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 06/03/2019.]
[Unintelligible]
[613-016-w001]
[Duration: 6s]
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The unknown people left at an unknown time before 12:37 pm.Also recorded on November 4, 1971
- 613-017 12:37 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:37 pm to 12:40 pm.
- 614-001 12:43 PM · 16 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 12:54 pm.
- 614-002 12:43 PM · 11 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:54 pm.
- 614-003 12:43 PM · 10 min — Henry A. Kissinger and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 1:05 pm.
- 013-115 1:05 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:10 pm.
- 013-116 1:05 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:10 pm.
- 614-004 1:05 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:10 pm.
- 614-005 1:05 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 613-016, November 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/613-016 (accessed September 30, 2026).