Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 495 › Conversation 495-005

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House operator

Friday, May 7, 1971 · 10:49 AM–10:52 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation495-005 on Tape 495 (tape position 00:06:08–00:08:13)StartFriday, May 7, 1971 at 10:49 AMEndFriday, May 7, 1971 at 10:52 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 495-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to place an outgoing call. The discussion serves as a routine procedural step to facilitate communication through the White House switchboard. No substantive policy matters or historical developments were recorded during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On May 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:49 am and 10:52 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 495-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 495-5

Date: May 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:49 am and 10:52 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 2-117]

Also recorded on May 7, 1971

  • 002-116 10:46 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Edith Green talked on the telephone from 10:46 am to 10:49 am.
  • 495-004 10:46 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Edith Green met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:46 am to 10:49 am.
  • 002-117 10:49 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:49 am and 10:52 am.
  • 002-118 10:49 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:49 am and 10:52 am.
  • 495-006 10:49 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:49 am and 10:52 am.
  • 002-119 10:52 AM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Betty Garcia talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 am and 10:55 am.
  • 495-007 10:52 AM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Betty Garcia met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:52 am and 10:55 am.
  • 495-008 10:55 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:55 am to 11:00 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 495-005, May 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/495-005 (accessed October 3, 2026).