Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 633 › Conversation 633-007
Nixon, Ziegler & Walters on National Security and Intelligence
Thursday, December 9, 1971 · 11:04 AM–11:16 AM ET · Oval Office · 13 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler and Deputy Director of the CIA Vernon Walters to discuss sensitive intelligence matters. The conversation, which was almost entirely redacted for national security, focused on confidential briefing details and operational secrecy. Walters departed the Oval Office shortly after the discussion concluded.
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NARA Description
On December 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Vernon A. Walters met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:04 am to 11:16 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 633-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 633-007
Date: December 9, 1971
Time: 11:04 am - 11:16 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler and Vernon A. Walters.
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 07/15/2019.]
[Unintelligible]
[633-007-w002]
[Duration: 46s]
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN-T-MDR-
2014-032. Segment exempt per Executive Order 13526, 3.3(b)(1) on 05/09/2019. Archivist: DR]
[National Security]
[633-007-w001]
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
[Duration: 12m 08s]
LATIN AMERICA
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Walters left at 11:16 am.Also recorded on December 9, 1971
- 633-008 11:16 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:16 am and 11:22 am.
- 633-009 11:22 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Christine Wilde, Jon M. Huntsman, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:22 am to 11:23 am.
- 633-010 11:23 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:23 am and 11:25 am.
- 633-011 11:25 AM · 2 hr — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles R. Jonas, White House operator, Anna Lee Smith, Henry A. Kissinger, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:25 am to 1:27 pm.
- 016-068 11:33 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles R. Jonas talked on the telephone from 11:33 am to 11:35 am.
- 016-069 11:35 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:35 am and 11:53 am.
- 016-070 11:53 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter Scheel talked on the telephone from 11:53 am to 11:55 am.
- 016-071 11:55 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 2:38 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 633-007, 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/633-007 (accessed October 12, 2026).