Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 478 › Conversation 478-005

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Presidential operations

Tuesday, April 13, 1971 · 11:14 AM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation478-005 on Tape 478 (tape position 01:48:46–01:49:04)StartTuesday, April 13, 1971 at 11:14 AMEndTuesday, April 13, 1971 at 11:14 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 478-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon communicated briefly with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction functioned as a logistical bridge to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On April 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:14 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 478-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 478-5

Date: April 13, 1971
Time: 11:14 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator

[See Conversation No. 1-77]

Also recorded on April 13, 1971

  • 001-076 10:16 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter G. Peterson, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:16 am to 10:21 am.
  • 001-077 11:13 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 11:13 am to 11:14 am.
  • 478-003 11:13 AM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:13 am.
  • 478-004 11:13 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:13 am.
  • 001-078 11:14 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 11:14 am to 11:17 am.
  • 478-006 11:14 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:14 am to 11:17 am.
  • 478-007 11:17 AM · 57 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, John A. Scali, White House photographer, Stephen B. Bull, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:17 am and 12:18 pm.
  • 478-008 12:18 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Carl M. Yastrzemski, and Henry C. Cashen, II met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:18 pm to 12:33 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 478-005, April 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/478-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).