Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 622 › Conversation 622-004

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on telecommunications

Monday, November 22, 1971 · 4:07 PM–4:15 PM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation622-004 on Tape 622 (tape position 00:21:42–00:22:01)StartMonday, November 22, 1971 at 4:07 PMEndMonday, November 22, 1971 at 4:15 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 622-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served as a logistical necessity for the President to connect with another party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions were recorded during this connection process.

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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 4:07 pm and 4:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 622-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 622-004

Date: November 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:07 pm and 4:15 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 15-99]

Also recorded on November 22, 1971

  • 015-098 4:02 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Hobart D. Lewis talked on the telephone from 4:02 pm to 4:07 pm.
  • 622-002 4:02 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hobart D. Lewis met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:02 pm to 4:07 pm.
  • 015-099 4:07 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:07 pm and 4:15 pm.
  • 622-003 4:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:07 pm and 4:15 pm.
  • 622-005 4:07 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:07 pm and 4:15 pm.
  • 622-006 4:07 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:07 pm and 4:15 pm.
  • 015-100 4:15 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 4:15 pm to 4:26 pm.
  • 622-007 4:15 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:15 pm to 4:26 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 622-004, 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/622-004 (accessed October 1, 2026).