Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 487 › Conversation 487-003
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House operator
Friday, April 23, 1971 · 10:34 AM–10:35 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec
A 9-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.
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NARA Description
On April 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 10:35 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 487-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 487-3 Date: April 23, 1971 Time: Unknown between 10:34 am and 10:35 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 2-32]
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Also recorded on April 23, 1971
- 487-001 9:15 AM · 49 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:15 am to 10:10 am.
- 487-002 10:12 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Arthur S. Flemming, John B. Martin, Elliot L. Richardson, and Leonard Garment met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:12 am to 10:34 am.
- 002-032 10:34 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:34 am.
- 002-033 10:35 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John A. ("Jack") Mulcahy talked on the telephone from 10:35 am to 10:38 am.
- 487-004 10:35 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John A. ("Jack") Mulcahy met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:35 am to 10:38 am.
- 487-005 10:40 AM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), William L. Safire, Stephen B. Bull, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:40 am to 11:56 am.
- 487-006 11:47 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 11:56 am.
- 487-007 11:56 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:56 am to 12:19 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 487-003, April 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417176691). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/487-003 (accessed November 1, 2026).