Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 614 › Conversation 614-002
Kissinger
Thursday, November 4, 1971 · 12:43 PM–12:54 PM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec
AI Summary
Henry A. Kissinger met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to briefly discuss scheduling matters. The discussion concluded quickly as both participants departed the office within eleven minutes. No substantive policy or political issues were addressed in the recorded portion of the exchange.
- Kissinger
- Scheduling
- White House operations
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NARA Description
On November 4, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 614-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 614-002
Date: November 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:43 pm and 12:54 pm
Location: Oval Office
Henry A. Kissinger met with an unknown man.
Kissinger's schedule
Kissinger and the unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:54 pm.
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542Also recorded on November 4, 1971
- 613-016 12:35 PM · 49 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:35 pm and 12:37 pm.
- 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.
- 614-003 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 614-002, 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/614-002 (accessed September 30, 2026).