Conversation 613-017

TapeTape 613StartThursday, November 4, 1971 at 12:37 PMEndThursday, November 4, 1971 at 12:40 PMTape start time06:34:51Tape end time06:35:52ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Ziegler, Ronald L.Recording deviceOval Office

On November 4, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 613-017 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 613-017

Date: November 4, 1971
Time: 12:37 pm - 12:40 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.
[The recording begins at an unknown time while the meeting is in progress]

     The President's previous meeting with Indira Gandhi
          -Ziegler's forthcoming press statement
                -Agenda of meeting

                      -Bilateral relations
                            -Refugees
                 -Agha Muhommad Yahya Khan
                      -Gandhi's possible statement

The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 12:40 pm.

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We were uh...
I'm proud of the desire in the United States to be held accountable for refugee problems.
It's very, very possible to avoid a combat.
I think we've already had a chance to ask you to .
I didn't want to say why, because that's the whole point.