Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 621 › Conversation 621-017

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Administrative…

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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation621-017 on Tape 621 (tape position 00:31:13–00:31:56)StartSaturday, November 20, 1971 at 8:37 AMEndSaturday, November 20, 1971 at 8:45 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 621-017 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This routine communication exchange serves as a logistical precursor to further executive outreach. No substantive policy matters or major decisions are recorded during this brief technical coordination.

Audio

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NARA Description

On November 20, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 621-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 621-17

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

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 15-57]

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.
  • 621-011 8:09 AM · 1 min — 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 621-018 8:45 AM · 1 hr 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, Charles W. Colson, Rose Mary Woods, White House operator, Stephen B. Bull, and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:45 am to 10:45 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 621-017, 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/621-017 (accessed October 12, 2026).