Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 626 › Conversation 626-002

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Tuesday, November 30, 1971 · 8:50 AM–9:15 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation626-002 on Tape 626 (tape position 00:01:18–00:26:07)StartTuesday, November 30, 1971 at 8:50 AMEndTuesday, November 30, 1971 at 9:15 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 626-002 ↗

President Nixon held a brief, undocumented meeting with one or more unidentified individuals in the Oval Office. Due to the lack of an available transcript and the brevity of the recorded session, the specific agenda and nature of the discussions remain unknown. No clear policy decisions or administrative outcomes can be determined from the existing historical record of this interaction.

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On November 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 9:15 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 626-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 626-2

Date: November 30, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:50 am and 9:15 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown person.

     Instructions

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 9:15 am.
  • 626-001 8:50 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:50 am.
  • 626-003 9:15 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:15 am to 9:45 am.
  • 626-004 9:45 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 9:54 am.
  • 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.
  • 626-007 10:06 AM · 60 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Robert H. Finch, Herbert G. Klein, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:06 am to 11:05 am.
  • 626-008 11:06 AM · 12 min — Ronald L. Ziegler, Manolo Sanchez, and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:06 am to 11:19 am.
  • 015-174 11:23 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:23 am.

Conversation 626-002, 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/626-002 (accessed October 9, 2026).