Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 450 › Conversation 450-016

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on gift list

Tuesday, February 16, 1971 · 12:12 PM–12:13 PM ET · Oval Office · 52 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation450-016 on Tape 450 (tape position 02:06:49–02:07:38)StartTuesday, February 16, 1971 at 12:12 PMEndTuesday, February 16, 1971 at 12:13 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 450-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon discussed gift-giving with an unknown woman, likely for individuals who had provided favors. He specifically inquired about sending inaugural medals and other items to Kenneth M. Crosby and Robert H. Abplanalp, wanting to ensure they received appropriate tokens of appreciation if not already sent. The President instructed that the matter be checked and reported back via memo.

gift list
inaugural medals
Kenneth M. Crosby
Robert H. Abplanalp
favors
appreciation
memo

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Position in tape: 02:06:49 – 02:07:38

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NARA Description

On February 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:12 pm and 12:13 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 450-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 450-16

Date: February 16, 1971 [?]
Time: Unknown between 12:12 pm and 12:13 pm [?]
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown woman

     Gift list
           -Kenneth M. Crosby
           -Robert H. Abplanalp

The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 12:13 pm

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Unknown[unintelligible]

NixonYes, Bob. I need to put him on cars [unintelligible]

NixonWould you have this checked, and then have them advise me by a memo? Did we send them the inaugural medals, you know, those big American medals, things like that, uh, If not, I think I want to get each of them something because the favors did not work, you understand. I know all these other favors work, tens of thousands of dollars worth,

Nixonand Ken Crosby, you know, he took care of a lot of people, I see, yeah. That's a good picture of him. Before anything, I'd like to find out, and I'd prefer, wait a minute, to find out about Bob Abplanalp.

Also recorded on February 16, 1971

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.
450-011 10:49 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:49 am to 11:03 am.
450-012 11:03 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:03 am and 11:04 am.
450-013 11:04 AM · 45 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 11:24 am.
450-014 11:24 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 12:12 pm.
450-015 12:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:12 pm and 12:13 pm.
450-017 12:13 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:13 pm to 12:16 pm.
450-018 12:16 PM · 39 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 11:59 pm.

All 20 conversations from February 16, 1971 →

Nixon, Taft & Dusterberg on Gift exchange and Inaugural medals March 9, 1971
Nixon phone call with Michaelian on 1972 Campaign and New York trip October 24, 1972 · 2 min
Nixon phone call with Rebozo on Watergate and John N. Mitchell July 9, 1973 · 8 min
Nixon, Abplanalp & Rebozo on Watergate scandal and Presidential address April 30, 1973 · 3 min
Nixon & Sanchez on Government service and Appreciation December 18, 1971 · 2 min
Nixon & Abplanalp on Information Gathering January 1, 1972 · 2 min

Cite this conversation

Conversation 450-016, 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/450-016 (accessed November 2, 2026).