Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 450 › Conversation 450-003

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House operator

Tuesday, February 16, 1971 · 8:58 AM ET · Oval Office ·3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation450-003 onTape 450 (tape position 00:09:12–00:12:05)StartTuesday, February 16, 1971 at 8:58 AMEndTuesday, February 16, 1971 at 8:58 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 450-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief communication through the White House operator to place a phone call to Mrs. B. Everett Jordan. The conversation is strictly logistical in nature, serving only to facilitate the connection between the President and the recipient. No substantive policy matters or further developments occur during this brief exchange.

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Mrs. Jordan, Air Jordan City.
Why are you on the spire?

NARA Description

On February 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:58 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 450-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 450-3

Date: February 16, 1971
Time: 8:58 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator

     Call to Mrs. B. Everett Jordan

Also recorded on February 16, 1971

  • 450-001 7:56 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:56 am and 8:58 am.
  • 450-002 7:56 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:56 am and 8:58 am.
  • 047-001 8:04 AM — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and members of the Cabinet, including William P. Rogers, John B. Connally, Melvin R. Laird, John N. Mitchell, Winton M. ("Red") Blount, Jr., Rogers C. B. Morton, Clifford M. Hardin, Maurice H. Stans, James D. Hodgson, Elliot L. Richardson, George W. Romney, John A. Volpe, George P. Shultz, Robert H. Finch, and staffers H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Henry A. Kissinger, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Peter M. Flanigan, Herbert G. Klein, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Alexander P. Butterfield, Ronald L. Ziegler, William L. Safire, Dr. Edward E. David, Jr., Robert J. Brown, Paul W. McCracken, Arnold R. Weber, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Arthur J. Sohmer, Robert E. Patricelli, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., John R. Price, Jr., and Gary Cook, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:04 am and 11:59 pm.
  • 450-004 8:58 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:58 am and 9:17 am.
  • 450-005 9:17 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Mrs. B. Everett Jordan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:17 am to 9:19 am.
  • 450-006 9:19 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:19 am and 9:35 am.
  • 450-007 9:19 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:19 am and 9:35 am.
  • 450-008 9:35 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Vernon A. Walters met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:35 am to 10:10 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 450-003, February 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/450-003 (accessed September 18, 2026).