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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation617-006 on Tape 617 (tape position 00:29:48–00:30:23)StartFriday, November 12, 1971 at 4:54 PMEndFriday, November 12, 1971 at 4:55 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 617-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with John J. McCloy in the Oval Office to discuss undisclosed matters. Due to the brevity of the recording and the lack of a transcript, the specific agenda remains unconfirmed. No definitive policy decisions or action items were documented during this brief encounter.

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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.

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Also recorded on November 12, 1971

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  • 617-016 4:26 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Donald H. Rumsfeld, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:26 pm and 4:30 pm.
  • 617-005 4:29 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, Clark MacGregor, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:29 pm and 4:54 pm.
  • 617-017 4:31 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Sultan Mohammad Khan, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:31 pm to 4:39 pm.
  • 617-018 4:41 PM · 1 hr 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Elliot L. Richardson, John D. Ehrlichman, Stephen B. Bull, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., unknown person(s), and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:41 pm to 5:55 pm.
  • 617-007 4:55 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John J. McCloy, Henry A. Kissinger, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:55 pm to 5:03 pm.
  • 082-002 5:03 PM · 1 hr 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and members of the National Security Council, including Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Gen. George A. Lincoln, John N. Mitchell, John N. Irwin, II, Richard M. Helms, [Name withdrawn], Gen. John D. Ryan, Ronald I. Spiers, Gerard C. Smith, Philip J. Farley, Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr., John J. McCloy, Gen. Royal B. Allison, J. Graham Parsons, Paul H. Nitze, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, Dr. K. Wayne Smith, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfedlt, Henry A. Kissinger, Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Gardiner L. Tucker, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 5:03 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 617-008 5:03 PM · 16 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:03 pm and 6:22 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. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/617-006 (accessed October 1, 2026).