Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 617 › Conversation 617-006
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on John J. McCloy
Friday, November 12, 1971 · 4:54 PM–4:55 PM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec
A 9-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.
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NARA Description
On November 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:54 pm and 4:55 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 617-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 617-006
Date: November 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:54 pm and 4:55 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person.
John J. McCloy
-Meeting with the President
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 4:55 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 617-006, November 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179763). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/617-006 (accessed November 15, 2026).