Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 625 › Conversation 625-007

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Presidential operations

Wednesday, November 24, 1971 · 4:35 PM ET · Oval Office · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation625-007 on Tape 625 (tape position 00:29:33–00:29:37)StartWednesday, November 24, 1971 at 4:35 PMEndWednesday, November 24, 1971 at 4:35 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 625-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This interaction served a purely administrative function to connect the President with a specific party via the White House switchboard. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occurred during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On November 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:35 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 625-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 625-7

Date: November 24, 1971
Time: 4:35 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 15-138]

Also recorded on November 24, 1971

  • 625-002 4:19 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:19 pm and 4:35 pm.
  • 625-003 4:19 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:19 pm and 4:35 pm.
  • 625-004 4:19 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:19 pm and 4:35 pm.
  • 625-005 4:19 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:19 pm and 4:35 pm.
  • 625-006 4:19 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:19 pm and 4:35 pm.
  • 015-138 4:35 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:35 pm.
  • 625-008 4:35 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:35 pm to 4:51 pm.
  • 015-139 4:37 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:37 pm to 4:38 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 625-007, 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/625-007 (accessed October 9, 2026).