Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 621 › Conversation 621-004

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Telecommunications

Thursday, November 18, 1971 · 7:49 AM–8:01 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation621-004 on Tape 621 (tape position 00:04:33–00:06:39)StartThursday, November 18, 1971 at 7:49 AMEndThursday, November 18, 1971 at 8:01 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 621-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing communication. This brief interaction served as a procedural step to initiate a telephone call to an external party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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6:47O, rwy'n meddwl bod hynny'n rhaid i chi ddweud hynny.
6:53Dwi'n meddwl bod hynny'n rhaid i chi ddweud hynny.
6:58Dwi'n meddwl bod hynny'n rhaid i chi ddweud hynny.
7:08Dwi'n meddwl bod hynny'n rhaid i chi ddweud hynny.

NARA Description

On November 18, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 621-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 621-4

Date: November 18, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:49 am and 8:01 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 15-17]

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.
  • 621-001 7:49 AM · 53 sec — 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.
  • 621-002 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.
  • 621-005 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 621-004, 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/621-004 (accessed October 1, 2026).