Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 633 › Conversation 633-005
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House operator
Thursday, December 9, 1971 · 10:04 AM ET · Oval Office · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with an unidentified individual. The brief interaction served as a logistical step to initiate an outgoing call from the Oval Office. No further details regarding the substance of the intended conversation were recorded.
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NARA Description
On December 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:04 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 633-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 633-005
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Date: December 9, 1971
Time: 10:04 am
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to an unknown personAlso recorded on December 9, 1971
- 016-065 9:04 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:04 am and 9:12 am.
- 633-001 9:05 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:05 am to 9:11 am.
- 016-066 9:12 AM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ruth A. Bunche talked on the telephone from 9:12 am to 9:13 am.
- 633-002 9:12 AM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ruth A. Bunche met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:12 am to 9:13 am.
- 016-067 9:13 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:13 am and 11:33 am.
- 633-003 9:13 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:13 am and 10:04 am.
- 633-004 9:13 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:13 am and 10:04 am.
- 633-006 10:04 AM · 56 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Emilio Garrastuzu Medici, and Vernon A. Walters met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:04 am to 11:02 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 633-005, December 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/633-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).