Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 621 › Conversation 621-011

Nixon alone in the Oval Office on Presidential memorandum and Dictation

Saturday, November 20, 1971 · 8:09 AM–8:37 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation621-011 on Tape 621 (tape position 00:19:37–00:20:50)StartSaturday, November 20, 1971 at 8:09 AMEndSaturday, November 20, 1971 at 8:37 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 621-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon utilized this session to record a formal memorandum for the record. The meeting served as a dictation period for the President to consolidate his thoughts or directives on specific administrative matters. No other participants were present, and the resulting dictated document remains the sole outcome of this brief Oval Office engagement.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On November 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 8:37 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 621-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 621-11

Date: November 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:09 am and 8:37 am
Location: Oval Office

The President dictated a memorandum.

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Also recorded on November 20, 1971

  • 015-055 8:09 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 8:37 am.
  • 621-010 8:09 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 8:37 am.
  • 621-012 8:09 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 8:37 am.
  • 621-013 8:09 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 8:37 am.
  • 621-014 8:09 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 8:37 am.
  • 015-056 8:37 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at 8:37 am.
  • 621-015 8:37 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:37 am and 8:45 am.
  • 621-016 8:37 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 8:37 am and 8:45 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 621-011, November 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/621-011 (accessed October 12, 2026).