Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 491 › Conversation 491-015

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Administrative…

Wednesday, May 5, 1971 · 10:15 AM–10:27 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation491-015 on Tape 491 (tape position 03:09:18–03:09:39)StartWednesday, May 5, 1971 at 10:15 AMEndWednesday, May 5, 1971 at 10:27 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 491-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief communication through the White House operator to facilitate a connection with another party. This exchange served as a routine administrative step in the President's daily workflow, likely to coordinate a scheduled call or meeting. No substantive policy or political matters were discussed during this brief interaction.

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NARA Description

On May 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:27 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 491-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 491-15

Date: May 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:15 am and 10:27 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 2-83]

Also recorded on May 5, 1971

  • 002-083 10:15 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:30 am.
  • 002-084 10:15 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Harry F. Byrd, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:30 am.
  • 002-085 10:15 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:30 am.
  • 491-016 10:15 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Harry F. Byrd, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:27 am.
  • 491-017 10:15 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:27 am.
  • 491-018 10:15 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:27 am.
  • 491-019 10:15 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:27 am.
  • 002-086 10:27 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Melvin R. Laird talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:27 am and 10:33 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 491-015, May 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/491-015 (accessed October 12, 2026).