Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 630 › Conversation 630-009
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on NBC and Media relations
Monday, December 6, 1971 · 1:11 PM–3:04 PM ET · Oval Office · 42 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unknown individual, likely a representative of an NBC film crew, to facilitate the production of televised footage within the Oval Office. The discussion focused on logistical coordination and the specific positioning of equipment to ensure the desired visual coverage. Nixon authorized the crew to take a lunch break as they finalized their setup for the recording session.
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NARA Description
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 1:11 pm and 3:04 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 630-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 630-009 Date: December 6, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:11 pm and 3:04 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with an unknown man. Lunch break National Broadcasting Company [NBC] film crew The unknown man left at an unknown time before 3:04 pm.
Also recorded on December 6, 1971
- 630-004 12:32 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:32 pm and 12:35 pm.
- 630-006 12:35 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:35 pm to 12:39 pm.
- 630-007 12:39 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, White House operator, Alexander P. Butterfield, Milton R. Young, Stephen B. Bull, Willard Edwards, the White House photographer, and unknown person(s) from a National Broadcasting Channel (NBC) film crew met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:39 pm to 12:59 pm.
- 016-023 12:49 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Milton R. Young talked on the telephone from 12:49 pm to 12:50 pm.
- 016-024 12:50 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 1:05 pm.
- 630-008 12:59 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, White House operator, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:59 pm to 1:11 pm.
- 016-025 1:05 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at 1:05 pm.
- 016-026 1:05 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 6:44 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 630-009, 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/630-009 (accessed October 11, 2026).