Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 487 › Conversation 487-003

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House operator

Friday, April 23, 1971 · 10:34 AM–10:35 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation487-003 on Tape 487 (tape position 01:13:22–01:14:30)StartFriday, April 23, 1971 at 10:34 AMEndFriday, April 23, 1971 at 10:35 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 487-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. This brief interaction served as a logistical bridge to initiate a separate call, though the substance of the intended conversation remains unrecorded or non-existent in this segment. The exchange reflects routine administrative coordination necessary for presidential communications.

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NARA Description

On April 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 10:35 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 487-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 487-3

Date: April 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:34 am and 10:35 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 2-32]

Also recorded on April 23, 1971

  • 487-001 9:15 AM · 49 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:15 am to 10:10 am.
  • 487-002 10:12 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Arthur S. Flemming, John B. Martin, Elliot L. Richardson, and Leonard Garment met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:12 am to 10:34 am.
  • 002-032 10:34 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:34 am.
  • 002-033 10:35 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John A. ("Jack") Mulcahy talked on the telephone from 10:35 am to 10:38 am.
  • 487-004 10:35 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John A. ("Jack") Mulcahy met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:35 am to 10:38 am.
  • 487-005 10:40 AM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), William L. Safire, Stephen B. Bull, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:40 am to 11:56 am.
  • 487-006 11:47 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 11:56 am.
  • 487-007 11:56 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:56 am to 12:19 pm.

All 32 conversations from April 23, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 487-003, April 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/487-003 (accessed October 11, 2026).