Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 619 › Conversation 619-001

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Tuesday, November 16, 1971 · 7:56 AM–8:07 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation619-001 on Tape 619 (tape position 00:00:47–00:05:09)StartTuesday, November 16, 1971 at 7:56 AMEndTuesday, November 16, 1971 at 8:07 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 619-001 ↗

President Nixon held a brief morning meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual. The interaction consisted solely of routine morning greetings and did not involve substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions. Due to the limited duration of the engagement, no official actions or developments were recorded.

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On November 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:56 am and 8:07 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 619-001 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 619-1

Date: November 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:56 am and 8:07 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown person.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/08/2017.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[619-001-w001]
[Duration: 10s]

     Morning greetings

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The unknown person left at an unknown time before 8:07 am.
  • 619-002 7:56 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:56 am and 8:07 am.
  • 619-003 8:07 AM · 24 min — United States Secret Service agents, Manolo Sanchez, Ronald L. Ziegler, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:07 am and 9:50 am.
  • 619-004 8:07 AM · 11 sec — Stephen B. Bull and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:07 am and 9:50 am.
  • 619-005 8:07 AM · 8 sec — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:07 am and 9:50 am.
  • 619-006 8:07 AM · 28 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:07 am and 9:50 am.
  • 619-007 9:53 AM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:53 am to 10:13 am.
  • 619-008 10:13 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:13 am and 10:15 am.
  • 083-004 10:15 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and members of the Committee on Mental Retardation, including Elliot L. Richardson, Patricia R. Hitt, Clair W. Burgener, Kenneth Robinson, Jeannette Rockefeller, Nan Ulle, Joseph H. Douglas, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., James H. Cavanaugh, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 10:15 am to 10:56 am.

Conversation 619-001, November 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/619-001 (accessed October 25, 2026).