Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 2 › Conversation 002-093
Nixon phone call with Wilson on Police Administration and Wedding Anniversary
Wednesday, May 5, 1971 · 5:45 PM–6:03 PM ET · White House Telephone · 26 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon placed a telephone call to Mrs. Jerry V. Wilson to personally offer congratulations on the occasion of their 15th wedding anniversary. During the brief exchange, Nixon expressed his high regard for her husband’s professional performance as Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department. He concluded the call by asking Mrs. Wilson to relay his formal commendation to her husband for his service to both the city and the nation.
- Jerry V. Wilson
- Police Administration
- Wedding Anniversary
- Presidential Commendation
- Metropolitan Police Department
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NARA Description
On May 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Jerry V. Wilson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 6:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-093 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 2-93 Date: May 5, 1971 Time: Unknown between 5:45 pm and 6:03 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Mrs. Jerry V. Wilson. [See Conversation No. 492-7D] [A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was prepared under court order from December 1978 through March 1979 for Special Access 8, Ronald V. Dellums, et al. v. James M. Powell, et al., No. 71-2271. The National Archives and Records Administration produced this transcript. The National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.] [End of transcript]
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.
- 002-090 5:37 PM · 6 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 002-094 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 002-093, 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/002-093 (accessed October 3, 2026).