Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 626 › Conversation 626-001

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Tuesday, November 30, 1971 · 8:50 AM ET · Oval Office · 20 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation626-001 on Tape 626 (tape position 00:00:46–00:01:18)StartTuesday, November 30, 1971 at 8:50 AMEndTuesday, November 30, 1971 at 8:50 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 626-001 ↗

President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office. The exchange consisted of brief pleasantries before the visitor departed immediately, resulting in no substantive policy discussions or significant administrative decisions.

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Yeah.
Yeah.

On November 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:50 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 626-001 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 626-1

Date: November 30, 1971
Time: 8:50 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

     Greetings

The unknown man left at 8:50 am.
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  • 626-005 9:45 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 9:54 am.
  • 626-006 9:54 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:06 am.
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Conversation 626-001, November 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/626-001 (accessed October 9, 2026).