Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 493 › Conversation 493-005

Nixon, Hardin & Borlaug on Agriculture and Exhibitions

Thursday, May 6, 1971 · 10:08 AM–10:10 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Hardin, Clifford M.; Borlaug, Norman E.; Whitaker, John C.Conversation493-005 on Tape 493 (tape position 01:02:24–01:03:00)StartThursday, May 6, 1971 at 10:08 AMEndThursday, May 6, 1971 at 10:10 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 493-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Secretary of Agriculture Clifford M. Hardin, agronomist Norman E. Borlaug, and aide John C. Whitaker to discuss administrative details regarding an upcoming agriculture exhibit. The brief meeting focused primarily on scheduling logistics and the potential impact of weather on the event's proceedings. No major policy decisions were recorded during the short interaction.

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NARA Description

On May 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Clifford M. Hardin, Norman E. Borlaug, and John C. Whitaker met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:08 am to 10:10 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 493-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 493-5

Date: May 6, 1971
Time: 10:08 am - 10:10 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Clifford M. Hardin, Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, and John C. Whitaker

     Agriculture exhibit
          -Weather
          -Schedule

     [General conversation]

President, et al. left at 10:10 am

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  • 493-007 10:28 AM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Clifford M. Hardin, Norman E. Borlaug, Clark MacGregor, H. R. Gross, and Jack R. Miller met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:28 am to 10:58 am.
  • 002-105 10:58 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:58 am and 11:00 am.
  • 493-008 10:58 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:58 am and 11:00 am.
  • 493-009 11:00 AM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Mohammed Ayub Khan, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 11:26 am.
  • 493-010 11:00 AM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Stephen B. Bull, Charles S. Rhyne, Richard A. Moore, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 12:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 493-005, May 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/493-005 (accessed October 3, 2026).