Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 637 › Conversation 637-007

Nixon alone in the Oval Office on Memorandum and Personal communication

Friday, December 10, 1971 · 10:37 AM–11:04 AM ET · Oval Office · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation637-007 on Tape 637 (tape position 01:27:58–01:32:07)StartFriday, December 10, 1971 at 10:37 AMEndFriday, December 10, 1971 at 11:04 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 637-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon dictates a memorandum for the file regarding a recent set of interactions or production-related logistics. The brief remarks touch upon the preference for floor-level positioning over lounge settings and express a personal desire for colleagues to relocate to his city. No major policy decisions or significant governmental actions were documented in this fragmented recording.

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We decided it was better to get down on the floor of the floor rather than have to come on the lounge.
We're on the set of the rather productional third.
And I hope that all of our fellow Cutters will soon be able to be roaming around in the same city as me.
That's the end of the page.

NARA Description

On December 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:37 am and 11:04 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 637-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 637-7

Date: December 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:37 am and 11:04 am
Location: Oval Office

The President dictated a memorandum for the file [?]


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Also recorded on December 10, 1971

  • 637-006 10:17 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:17 am to 10:37 am.
  • 637-004 10:26 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:26 am.
  • 637-005 10:26 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:26 am.
  • 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 637-007, 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/637-007 (accessed October 5, 2026).