Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 619 › Conversation 619-030

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Administrative routine

Tuesday, November 16, 1971 · 12:15 PM–12:16 PM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation619-030 on Tape 619 (tape position 02:16:33–02:16:41)StartTuesday, November 16, 1971 at 12:15 PMEndTuesday, November 16, 1971 at 12:16 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 619-030 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, one-minute meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual to review his daily schedule. Given the extremely limited duration of the interaction, no substantive policy matters or executive decisions were recorded. The encounter served primarily as a routine administrative check regarding the President's upcoming appointments.

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NARA Description

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 12:15 pm and 12:16 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 619-030 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 619-30

Date: November 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:15 pm and 12:16 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown person.

     The President’s schedule

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 12:16 pm.

Also recorded on November 16, 1971

  • 619-016 12:07 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Arthur S. Flemming, Johnny C. Unitas, Carmella LaSpada, John B. Martin, George T. Bell, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:07 pm to 12:15 pm.
  • 619-017 12:15 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:15 pm and 12:16 pm.
  • 619-018 12:16 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, James D. Hittle, John V. Brennan, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:16 pm to 12:18 pm.
  • 619-019 12:18 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dr. K. Wayne Smith, Henry A. Kissinger, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:18 pm to 12:20 pm.
  • 619-020 12:20 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:20 pm.
  • 619-021 12:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Kenneth M. Smith, Patrick J. Buchanan, Lyndon K. Allin, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:20 pm to 12:22 pm.
  • 619-022 12:22 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:22 pm.
  • 619-023 12:22 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John H. Hogue, William E. Timmons, Clark MacGregor, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:22 pm to 12:25 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 619-030, 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/619-030 (accessed October 1, 2026).