Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 491 › Conversation 491-034
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service
Wednesday, May 5, 1971 · 1:13 PM–3:00 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min
AI Summary
Secret Service agents met with President Nixon in the Oval Office to discuss unspecified logistical matters. The brief and largely unintelligible exchange included logistical preparations and a personal farewell to an individual identified as John Baker. The conversation concluded with instructions to maintain communication as developments arose.
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NARA Description
On May 5, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:13 pm and 3:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 491-034 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 491-34
Date: May 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:13 pm and 3:00 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people (Secret Service agents) entered.
President's location
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 11/19/2019.]
[Unintelligible]
[491-034-w001]
[Duration: 20s]
Unknown woman
-Personal telephone call
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President’s location
-EOB
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- 042-089 1:16 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 042-090 1:16 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 042-091 1:16 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 042-092 1:16 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 042-093 1:16 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alvin Snyder talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 042-094 1:16 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 491-034, 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/491-034 (accessed October 12, 2026).