Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 485 › Conversation 485-003
Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and Administrative procedure
Wednesday, April 21, 1971 · 3:51 PM–4:16 PM ET · Oval Office · 22 sec
AI Summary
An unidentified visitor met with President Nixon in the Oval Office to conclude a discussion or administrative task. The brief dialogue centers on the visitor's request for the President to step away from current duties or conclude his present activity. The exchange serves as a transition point in the President's afternoon schedule before the visitor departs.
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NARA Description
On April 21, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:51 pm and 4:16 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 485-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 485-3
Date: April 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:51 pm and 4:16 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people met
President’s location
-East Room
-Other unknown activity
The unknown persons left at an unknown time before 4:16 pmAlso recorded on April 21, 1971
- 252-008 3:01 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 252-009 3:01 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 252-010 3:01 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 252-011 3:01 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 485-001 3:08 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 3:14 pm.
- 485-002 3:14 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Paul W. McCracken, Peter M. Flanigan, John C. Whitaker, and William E. Kriegsman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:14 pm to 3:51 pm.
- 485-004 4:18 PM · 1 hr 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John N. Mitchell, Ronald L. Ziegler, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, William B. Saxbe, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:18 pm to 6:13 pm.
- 002-024 4:38 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:38 pm and 4:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 485-003, April 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/485-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).