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

ParticipantsKissinger, Henry A.; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation614-002 on Tape 614 (tape position 00:01:17–00:01:38)StartThursday, November 4, 1971 at 12:43 PMEndThursday, November 4, 1971 at 12:54 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 614-002 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417179553 ↗

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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.

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Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 614-002, November 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179553). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/614-002 (accessed November 14, 2026).