Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 493 › Conversation 493-006
Nixon White House recording on Agriculture and Foreign Policy
Thursday, May 6, 1971 · 10:10 AM–10:28 AM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
A group of unidentified individuals met with President Nixon to discuss the effectiveness and performance of various American agricultural programs operating internationally. The participants expressed high praise for the caliber of personnel deployed in the field. The discussion focused primarily on evaluating the impact and professional quality of these overseas development initiatives.
- Agriculture
- Foreign Policy
- International Programs
- Personnel Evaluation
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On May 6, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:28 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 493-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 493-6 Date: May 6, 1971 Time: Unknown between 10:10 am and 10:28 am Location: Oval Office Unknown men entered ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Non-historical] [Duration: 4s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ****************************************************************************** The unknown men left at an unknown time before 10:28 am
Also recorded on May 6, 1971
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- 493-004 10:00 AM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 10:08 am.
- 493-005 10:08 AM · 36 sec — 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.
- 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 493-006, 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/493-006 (accessed October 3, 2026).