Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 492 › Conversation 492-001
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Wednesday, May 5, 1971 · 3:00 PM–3:01 PM ET · Oval Office · 3 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, unscheduled meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual. The interaction was limited to a brief greeting, lasting less than one minute before the visitor departed. No substantive policy discussions or administrative actions were recorded during this encounter.
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NARA Description
On May 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:01 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 492-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 492-1
Date: May 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:00 pm and 3:01 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person
President’s schedule
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 3:01 pmAlso recorded on May 5, 1971
- 042-087 1:16 PM · 8 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.
- 042-088 1:16 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter M. Flanigan talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 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.
- 492-002 3:00 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:01 pm.
- 002-089 3:01 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 3:31 pm.
- 492-003 3:01 PM · 1 hr 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Peter M. Flanigan, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, White House operator, John N. Mitchell, Leslie C. Arends, Gerald R. Ford, Manolo Sanchez, and Lee R. Nunn met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:01 pm to 4:41 pm.
- 492-004 4:41 PM · 49 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), Ronald L. Ziegler, John B. Connally, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:41 pm and 5:37 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 492-001, 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/492-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).