Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 2 › Conversation 002-090

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator

Wednesday, May 5, 1971 · 5:37 PM–5:38 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation002-090 on Tape 2 (tape position 03:17:41–03:17:49)StartWednesday, May 5, 1971 at 5:37 PMEndWednesday, May 5, 1971 at 5:38 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 002-090 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to Dr. Charles Chasler. This brief exchange serves as the administrative bridge to connect the President with the doctor. No further substantive discussion occurs during this short segment.

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You can try that call to Dr. Chessler now, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On May 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:37 pm and 5:38 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-090 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 2-90

Date: May 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:37 pm and 5:38 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

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       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

[See Conversation No. 492-6]

     Call to Dr. Charles Chasler

Also recorded on May 5, 1971

  • 002-091 5:35 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles Chassler talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 5:45 pm.
  • 492-005 5:37 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:37 pm and 5:38 pm.
  • 492-006 5:37 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:37 pm and 5:38 pm.
  • 492-007 5:38 PM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles Chassler, John D. Ehrlichman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:38 pm to 6:13 pm.
  • 002-092 5:45 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 6:03 pm.
  • 002-093 5:45 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Jerry V. Wilson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 6:03 pm.
  • 002-094 6:13 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:13 pm and 7:45 pm.
  • 002-095 6:13 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:13 pm and 7:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 002-090, May 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/002-090 (accessed October 3, 2026).