Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 462 › Conversation 462-001

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Henry Kissinger

Friday, March 5, 1971 · 8:00 AM–8:07 AM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation462-001 on Tape 462 (tape position 00:02:53–00:03:07)StartFriday, March 5, 1971 at 8:00 AMEndFriday, March 5, 1971 at 8:07 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 462-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief morning discussion with an unidentified individual, primarily to address a request to contact National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. The exchange focused on logistics regarding this communication, with the President explicitly instructing that Kissinger not be disturbed. No substantive policy matters were addressed during this short interval.

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Yeah.
What's that?
Oh, that's all right.
That's all right.
Don't bother him.
No.

NARA Description

On March 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:00 am and 8:07 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 462-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 462-1

Date: March 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:00 am and 8:07 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with an unknown person

     Call to Henry A. Kissinger
           -Return call

Also recorded on March 5, 1971

  • 462-002 8:00 AM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:00 am and 8:30 am.
  • 462-003 8:08 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 8:30 am.
  • 462-004 8:08 AM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 8:30 am.
  • 462-005 8:30 AM · 1 hr 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), White House operator, Alexander P. Butterfield, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, and Richard M. Helms met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:30 am to 10:15 am.
  • 462-006 10:15 AM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:20 am.
  • 462-007 10:15 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Rose Mary Woods, White House operator, and John C. Stennis met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:40 am.
  • 462-008 10:40 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 10:41 am.
  • 462-009 10:41 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leonard Garment met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:41 am to 10:45 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 462-001, March 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/462-001 (accessed October 2, 2026).