Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 621 › Conversation 621-016

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Saturday, November 20, 1971 · 8:37 AM–8:45 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation621-016 onTape 621 (tape position 00:29:40–00:31:13)StartSaturday, November 20, 1971 at 8:37 AMEndSaturday, November 20, 1971 at 8:45 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 621-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual. The entirety of the recorded duration consists of a withdrawn segment classified as personal and returnable. Consequently, no substantive policy discussions, political developments, or action items are documented in the available record.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On November 20, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 621-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 621-16

Date: November 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:37 am 8:45 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with an unknown person.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 5s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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  • 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.
  • 621-017 8:37 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:37 am and 8:45 am.
  • 015-058 8:45 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 8:45 am to 8:54 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 621-016, 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/621-016 (accessed September 18, 2026).