Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 637 › Conversation 637-004

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Friday, December 10, 1971 · 10:26 AM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation637-004 on Tape 637 (tape position 01:13:16–01:13:27)StartFriday, December 10, 1971 at 10:26 AMEndFriday, December 10, 1971 at 10:26 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 637-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting in the Oval Office with unidentified individuals. The transcript is fragmented and provides no specific information regarding substantive policy discussions, political developments, or actionable items. Consequently, the primary significance of this exchange is limited to documenting the President's immediate presence and accessibility to visitors within his workspace.

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Yeah.

I'm in your office.

Yeah.

NARA Description

On December 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:26 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 637-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 637-4

Date: December 12, 1971
Time: 10:26 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with an unknown person.
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     The President's location

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637-008 10:37 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:37 am and 11:04 am.
637-009 10:37 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:37 am and 11:04 am.
637-010 10:37 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:37 am and 11:04 am.
635-008 10:51 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:51 am to 11:12 am.
637-011 11:04 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:04 am to 11:14 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 637-004, 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/637-004 (accessed October 5, 2026).