Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 621 › Conversation 621-001
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Presidential meetings
Thursday, November 18, 1971 · 7:49 AM–8:01 AM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, early-morning meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified male visitor. The recorded segment contains no discernable dialogue, as the encounter was immediately followed by a five-second withdrawal of material designated as personal and returnable. No substantive policy decisions, instructions, or political developments can be determined from the available records of this interaction.
Audio
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This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the player above contains the full tape segment shared with neighbouring conversations. It begins about 00:00:50 into the tape and ends around 00:01:43.
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On November 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:49 am and 8:01 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 621-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 621-1 Date: November 18, 1971 Time: Unknown between 7:49 am and 8:01 am Location: Oval Office The President met with an unknown man. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 5s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** The unknown man left at an unknown time before 8:01 am.
Also recorded on November 18, 1971
- 015-017 7:49 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:49 am and 8:01 am.
- 621-002 7:49 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:49 am and 8:01 am.
- 621-003 7:49 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:49 am and 8:01 am.
- 621-004 7:49 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:49 am and 8:01 am.
- 621-005 7:49 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:49 am and 8:01 am.
- 621-006 8:01 AM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:01 am.
- 294-001 8:02 AM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:02 am and 8:07 am.
- 294-002 8:02 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:02 am and 8:07 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 621-001, November 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/621-001 (accessed October 1, 2026).