Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 625 › Conversation 625-013

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Presidential logistics

Monday, November 29, 1971 · 10:45 AM ET · Oval Office · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation625-013 on Tape 625 (tape position 03:05:40–03:05:44)StartMonday, November 29, 1971 at 10:45 AMEndMonday, November 29, 1971 at 10:45 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 625-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consults with the White House operator to facilitate an immediate outgoing call. The interaction serves as a brief logistical exchange to initiate a communication bridge for the President. No substantive policy discussions or complex directives occur during this short administrative coordination.

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NARA Description

On November 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:45 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 625-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 625-13

Date: November 29, 1971
Time: 10:45 am
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 15-140]

Also recorded on November 29, 1971

  • 015-140 10:45 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:45 am.
  • 015-141 10:45 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:45 am and 10:58 am.
  • 625-014 10:45 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Clark MacGregor, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:45 am to 11:02 am.
  • 015-142 11:02 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:02 am and 11:11 am.
  • 625-015 11:02 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:02 am and 11:11 am.
  • 625-016 11:02 AM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:02 am and 11:13 am.
  • 015-143 11:11 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 11:11 am to 11:13 am.
  • 015-144 11:13 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:13 am and 11:14 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 625-013, November 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/625-013 (accessed October 9, 2026).