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Nixon & Taylor on Air Force One and White House logistics

Tuesday, November 23, 1971 · 3:07 PM–3:09 PM ET · Oval Office · 52 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Taylor, Robert H.Conversation623-016 on Tape 623 (tape position 03:26:34–03:27:32)StartTuesday, November 23, 1971 at 3:07 PMEndTuesday, November 23, 1971 at 3:09 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 623-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Robert H. Taylor to discuss logistical arrangements for an upcoming trip on Air Force One. Nixon invited Taylor’s wife and daughter to accompany them on the flight and addressed the seating preferences for the guests. The brief discussion served to coordinate the travel plans and ensure the comfort of the Taylor family during the flight.

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Oh, I wanted to tell you that.
And I'd like to have you, your wife, and your daughter, are they going out with you?
Yes sir.
If they can, they want to, if they go on Air Force One.
But he didn't go without me, that's all, and then he got wounded.
And so, if we go to Mark, we don't know when, but Mark, you know, some place, probably.
Okay, can I tell you, well, you know, they all enjoy it.
Oh, sure, sit right there, back in the line.
Okay.

NARA Description

On November 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Taylor met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:07 pm to 3:09 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 623-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 623-016

Date: November 23, 1971
Time: 3:07 pm - 3:09 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Robert H. Taylor.

     The President's schedule
          -Forthcoming trip on Air Force One
                -Travel of Taylor's wife and daughter on Air Force One
                -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

                          -Seating arrangements

Taylor left at 3:09 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 623-016, November 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/623-016 (accessed October 1, 2026).