Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 637 › Conversation 637-001
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Presidential meetings
Friday, December 10, 1971 · 8:32 AM–8:38 AM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, six-minute meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified male visitor. Aside from a short segment of the recording that has been withdrawn for personal reasons, no transcript or specific details regarding the agenda were preserved. Consequently, the substance of this interaction and any potential directives remain historically unrecorded.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On December 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:32 am and 8:38 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 637-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 637-1 Date: December 12, 1971 Time: Unknown between 8:32 am and 8:38 am Location: Oval Office The President met with an unknown man. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 14s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** The unknown man left at an unknown time before 8:38 am.
Also recorded on December 10, 1971
- 016-077 8:23 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:23 am and 12:14 pm.
- 635-001 8:23 AM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:23 am and 8:38 am.
- 635-002 8:23 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:23 am and 8:38 am.
- 635-003 8:38 AM · 9 min — President Richard M.Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:38 am to 8:48 am.
- 637-002 8:38 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:38 am.
- 637-003 8:45 AM · 1 hr 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:45 am to 9:42 am.
- 635-004 8:48 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 8:48 am and 9:10 am.
- 635-005 8:48 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:48 am and 9:10 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 637-001, December 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/637-001 (accessed October 4, 2026).