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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation492-006 onTape 492 (tape position 02:29:15–02:30:06)StartWednesday, May 5, 1971 at 5:37 PMEndWednesday, May 5, 1971 at 5:38 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 492-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing connection. The brief exchange served as an administrative step to place a telephone call to an unnamed party. No substantive policy matters or major developments were recorded during this short 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 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]

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. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/492-006 (accessed September 18, 2026).