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
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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
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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 November 1, 2026).