Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 621 › Conversation 621-034

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House operator

Monday, November 22, 1971 · 8:08 AM–8:20 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation621-034 onTape 621 (tape position 03:47:41–03:48:25)StartMonday, November 22, 1971 at 8:08 AMEndMonday, November 22, 1971 at 8:20 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 621-034 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief communication through the White House operator to facilitate an external telephone connection. This interaction functioned as an administrative request to reach another party, serving as a precursor to a subsequent, substantive discussion. No further details regarding the nature of the call are available due to the lack of an existing transcript.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On November 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 8:20 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 621-034 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 621-34

Date: November 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:08 am and 8:20 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 15-81]

Also recorded on November 22, 1971

  • 015-081 8:08 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 8:20 am.
  • 621-032 8:08 AM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 8:20 am.
  • 621-033 8:08 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 8:20 am.
  • 621-035 8:08 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 8:20 am.
  • 015-082 8:20 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and George E. Allen talked on the telephone from 8:20 am to 8:27 am.
  • 621-036 8:20 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George E. Allen met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:20 am to 8:27 am.
  • 621-037 8:27 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:27 am and 8:30 am.
  • 621-038 8:30 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:30 am to 8:50 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 621-034, November 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/621-034 (accessed September 18, 2026).