Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 450 › Conversation 450-005

Nixon & Jordan on Health and Personnel matters

Tuesday, February 16, 1971 · 9:17 AM–9:19 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Jordan, B. Everett (Mrs.)Conversation450-005 on Tape 450 (tape position 00:14:25–00:16:30)StartTuesday, February 16, 1971 at 9:17 AMEndTuesday, February 16, 1971 at 9:19 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 450-005 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417175859 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met briefly with Mrs. B. Everett Jordan to offer well wishes regarding the recent surgery of her husband, Senator B. Everett Jordan. The conversation served primarily as a courtesy visit to express concern for the Senator's recovery and health. Additionally, the President briefly mentioned the status of an individual named Mark, indicating a need for his departure or reassignment.

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NARA Description

On February 16, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 450-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 450-5

Date: February 16, 1971
Time: 9:17 am - 9:19 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Mrs. B. Everett Jordan

     B. Everett Jordan
          -Health

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I read in the paper about, uh, uh, Everett's operation.
I just wanted you to wish him well whenever he was, uh, around.
Well, he was on the same right there, and he's doing good, and he'll come back.
You know, these are pretty tough calls.
Yeah, that's right.
Well...
All right, well, I'll make it together then.
Okay, all right.
Yeah, you get Mark out of there.
All right.

Also recorded on February 16, 1971

  • 047-001 8:04 AM · 2 hr 11 min — 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.
  • 450-003 8:58 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:58 am.
  • 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.
  • 450-006 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.
  • 450-009 10:10 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:28 am.
  • 450-010 10:28 AM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:28 am to 10:49 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 450-005, February 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417175859). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/450-005 (accessed November 2, 2026).