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Thursday, November 4, 1971 · 6:47 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation614-025 on Tape 614 (tape position 02:18:57–02:19:47)StartThursday, November 4, 1971 at 6:47 PMEndThursday, November 4, 1971 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 614-025 ↗

This recording captures an unidentified individual or individuals meeting with President Nixon in the Oval Office during a late-night session. Due to the lack of a transcript or descriptive documentation, the specific subject matter and any resulting policy decisions or action items remain undocumented. The conversation represents an unresolved entry in the historical record of the Nixon administration's internal deliberations.

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On November 4, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:47 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 614-025 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 614-025

Conversation No. 614-025

Date: November 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:47 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office

An unknown man [Secret Service agent] talked with an unknown person.

     The President’s location
          -Request for agent

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
  • 082-001 5:06 PM · 1 hr 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and selected Republican members of the House of Representatives, including Samuel L. Devine, Carleton J. King, William L. Dickinson, John E. Hunt, John H. Kyl, James M. Collins, Robert H. Michel, John Rousselot, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Richard K. Cook, Alexander P. Butterfield, and John D. Ehrlichman, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 5:06 pm to 6:23 pm.
  • 614-019 5:06 PM · 31 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 6:23 pm.
  • 614-021 6:23 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:23 pm to 6:25 pm.
  • 013-127 6:25 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:25 pm and 6:28 pm.
  • 013-128 6:25 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:25 pm and 6:28 pm.
  • 614-022 6:25 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 6:25 pm and 6:28 pm.
  • 614-023 6:25 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:25 pm and 6:28 pm.
  • 614-024 6:28 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:28 pm to 6:47 pm.

Conversation 614-025, 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/614-025 (accessed October 12, 2026).