Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 626 › Conversation 626-005
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House Tapes
Tuesday, November 30, 1971 · 9:45 AM–9:54 AM ET · Oval Office · 4 sec
AI Summary
Archival review of this recording confirms that no audible conversation was captured between President Nixon and the unidentified visitor. Despite the official designation of the encounter, the audio segment consists of background noise or silence. Consequently, no substantive discussions, decisions, or policy developments are attributed to this entry.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.
NARA Description
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 9:45 am and 9:54 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 626-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 626-5 Date: November 30, 1971 Time: Unknown between 9:45 am and 9:54 am Location: Oval Office The President met with an unknown person. ***************************************************************** [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/14/2022. Segment cleared for release.] [Personal Returnable] [626-005-w001] [Duration: 4s] [Previous tapes archival review indicated this was a conversation. Upon review of the digital copy, archivists did not discern conversation. For the sake of clarity and continuity, this conversation designation will not change.] ***************************************************************** The unknown person left at an unknown time before 9:54 am.
Also recorded on November 30, 1971
- 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.
- 626-002 8:50 AM · 10 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 626-006 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 626-005, 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/626-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).