Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 492 › Conversation 492-006
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House operator
Wednesday, May 5, 1971 · 5:37 PM–5:38 PM ET · Oval Office · 5 sec
A 5-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.
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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 5:37 pm and 5:38 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 492-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 492-6 Date: May 5, 1971 Time: Unknown between 5:37 pm and 5:38 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 2-90]
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Also recorded on May 5, 1971
- 002-091 5:35 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles Chassler talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 5:45 pm.
- 002-090 5:37 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:37 pm and 5:38 pm.
- 492-005 5:37 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:37 pm and 5:38 pm.
- 492-007 5:38 PM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles Chassler, John D. Ehrlichman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:38 pm to 6:13 pm.
- 002-092 5:45 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 6:03 pm.
- 002-093 5:45 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Jerry V. Wilson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 6:03 pm.
- 002-094 6:13 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:13 pm and 7:45 pm.
- 002-095 6:13 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:13 pm and 7:45 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 492-006, May 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417176979). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/492-006 (accessed November 2, 2026).