Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 469 › Conversation 469-005

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Ronald H. Walker

Thursday, March 18, 1971 · 5:00 PM–5:03 PM ET · Oval Office · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation469-005 on Tape 469 (tape position 00:20:44–00:21:10)StartThursday, March 18, 1971 at 5:00 PMEndThursday, March 18, 1971 at 5:03 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 469-005 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417176225 ↗

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NARA Description

On March 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 469-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 469-5

Date: March 18, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:00 pm and 5:03 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator

     Call to Ronald H. Walker

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Mr. Ron Walker, please.
Our son, Ronald Walker.

Also recorded on March 18, 1971

  • 469-001 4:42 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:42 pm to 4:46 pm.
  • 469-002 4:46 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 5:00 pm.
  • 469-003 4:46 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 4:46 pm and 5:00 pm.
  • 469-004 4:46 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 5:00 pm.
  • 469-006 5:03 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald H. Walker, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:03 pm and 5:25 pm.
  • 469-007 5:04 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:04 pm and 5:25 pm.
  • 469-008 5:04 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:04 pm and 5:25 pm.
  • 469-009 5:25 PM · 58 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:25 pm to 6:22 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 469-005, March 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417176225). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/469-005 (accessed October 31, 2026).