Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 621 › Conversation 621-037

Nixon alone in the Oval Office on Presidential memorandum

Monday, November 22, 1971 · 8:27 AM–8:30 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation621-037 onTape 621 (tape position 03:58:11–03:58:13)StartMonday, November 22, 1971 at 8:27 AMEndMonday, November 22, 1971 at 8:30 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 621-037 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon utilized this brief session to dictate a memorandum for the official record. The recording captures a short administrative act, although the specific content of the dictation remains largely obscured or unavailable in the provided transcript. The interaction serves as a brief instance of the President managing internal documentation and administrative tasks.

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 03:58:11 into the tape and ends around 03:58:13.

Transcript (AI-generated)

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3:58:11Ac mae'r bosib i'r Jurgys ddod â'r canolbwyntiau.
3:58:11Ac mae'r bosib i'r Jurgys ddod â'r canolbwyntiau.

NARA Description

On November 22, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 621-037 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 621-37

Date: November 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:27 am and 8:30 am
Location: Oval Office

The President dictated a memorandum.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 2s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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  • 621-034 8:08 AM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:08 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.
  • 621-038 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 621-037, 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/621-037 (accessed September 18, 2026).