President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office for a brief session lasting less than four minutes. Due to the absence of audible dialogue or a transcript, the specific substance, objectives, and any potential action items from this encounter remain unknown. Archival review has determined that no discernible conversation occurred during this segment.
On December 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:06 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 638-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 638-011 Date: December 15, 1971 Time: Unknown between 12:02 pm and 12:06 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with an unknown person. *********************************************************************** [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 06/13/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Personal-Returnable] [638-011-w001] [Duration: 19s] [Previous tapes archival review indicated this was a conversation. Upon review of the digital copy, archivists did not discern conversation. For the sake of clarity and continuity, this conversation designation will not change.] ********************************************************************** The unknown person left at an unknown time before 12:06 pm.
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.