Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 621 › Conversation 621-009
Nixon White House recording on White House Tapes and Unidentified Participants
Thursday, November 18, 1971 · 6:04 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
This recording captures an unidentified discussion held in the Oval Office, though no specific participants or subject matter can be determined due to the lack of a transcript and the unintelligible nature of the audio. The conversation, which was abruptly terminated, remains inaccessible for historical analysis. Consequently, no policy decisions, developments, or actionable insights can be attributed to this exchange.
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 00:11:36 into the tape and ends around 00:12:49.
Transcript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.
NARA Description
On November 18, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:04 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 621-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 621-9
Date: November 18, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:04 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people met.
[Unintelligible]
An unknown man talked with an unknown person at an unknown time between 6:04 pm and
11:59 p.m.
[Conversation No. 621-9A]
The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 11:59 pm.Also recorded on November 18, 1971
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 621-009, 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/621-009 (accessed September 18, 2026).