Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 634 › Conversation 634-017

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office meetings

Thursday, December 9, 1971 · 5:54 PM–5:57 PM ET · Oval Office · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation634-017 on Tape 634 (tape position 03:05:26–03:06:04)StartThursday, December 9, 1971 at 5:54 PMEndThursday, December 9, 1971 at 5:57 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 634-017 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417180303 ↗

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NARA Description

On December 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:54 pm and 5:57 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 634-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 634-17

Date: December 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:54 pm and 5:57 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with an unknown person.

     The President's schedule
          -Request for a meeting with an unknown person

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  • 634-014 4:54 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:54 pm and 4:56 pm.
  • 634-015 4:56 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:56 pm to 4:59 pm.
  • 634-016 4:59 PM · 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:59 pm to 5:54 pm.
  • 634-018 5:54 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:54 pm and 5:57 pm.
  • 634-019 5:57 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:57 pm to 6:34 pm.
  • 634-020 6:36 PM · 56 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:36 pm and 6:47 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 634-017, December 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417180303). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/634-017 (accessed November 2, 2026).