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Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and White House Tapes

Wednesday, November 24, 1971 · 12:00 AM–8:02 AM ET · Oval Office · 3 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation624-001 on Tape 624 (tape position 00:01:03–00:03:45)StartWednesday, November 24, 1971 at 12:00 AMEndWednesday, November 24, 1971 at 8:02 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 624-001 ↗

This recording consists of a brief, two-second segment featuring unidentified participants in the Oval Office. Due to the lack of content beyond a momentary audio capture, no substantive political discussion, decision-making, or specific historical context can be discerned. The segment remains effectively non-informative for research purposes.

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On November 24, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 am and 8:02 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 624-001 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 624-001

Date: November 24, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:00 am and 8:02 am
Location: Oval Office

An unknown man talked with an unknown person.

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[Previous non-historical (H) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 07/11/2019. Segment
cleared for release.]
[Non-Historical]
[624-001-w001]
[Duration: 2s]

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Conversation 624-001, November 24, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/624-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).