Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 621 › Conversation 621-037
Nixon alone in the Oval Office on Presidential memorandum and Dictation
Monday, November 22, 1971 · 8:27 AM–8:30 AM ET · Oval Office
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
part B, 1:55:29
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This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the players above hold the full tape, shared with neighbouring conversations. By the archivists' log it runs from 03:58:11 to 03:58:13 into the tape; their log often drifts a minute or two from the audio, so listen for the subjects in the finding aid.
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. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 2s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
Transcript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available yet for this conversation.
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- 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.
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- 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 November 2, 2026).