Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 629 › Conversation 629-007

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Task management

Monday, December 6, 1971 · 10:08 AM–10:44 AM ET · Oval Office · 37 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation629-007 on Tape 629 (tape position 01:07:41–01:08:28)StartMonday, December 6, 1971 at 10:08 AMEndMonday, December 6, 1971 at 10:44 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 629-007 ↗

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to discuss the status of an ongoing task and coordinate the President's upcoming schedule. The participants briefly addressed time management constraints regarding the completion of the assignment and a potential diplomatic engagement. The meeting concluded when the unidentified man departed to accommodate these scheduling requirements.

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Frank, you want to finish this?
I'll have to leave, and it's 15 minutes, so...

On December 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:08 am and 10:44 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 629-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 629-7

Date: December 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:08 am and 10:44 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

     Completion of a task
         -Time

     The President's schedule
          -Diplomatic [?] meeting
               -Time
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 10:44 am.
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  • 016-133 9:24 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:24 am and 9:37 am.
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  • 016-017 9:42 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:42 am and 10:01 am.
  • 016-018 10:01 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Wilbur D. Mills talked on the telephone from 10:01 am to 10:06 am.
  • 016-019 10:06 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 12:18 pm.
  • 629-008 10:08 AM · 1 min — Stephen B. Bull and Lyndon K. Allin met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:08 am and 10:44 am.
  • 629-009 10:08 AM · 25 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:08 am and 10:44 am.

Conversation 629-007, December 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/629-007 (accessed October 10, 2026).