Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 495 › Conversation 495-017
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Friday, May 7, 1971 · 12:20 PM–12:26 PM ET · Oval Office · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, six-minute meeting in the Oval Office to return an unspecified phone call. The identity of the other participant remains unrecorded, and the lack of a surviving transcript precludes any determination of the substantive topics discussed. Consequently, no specific policy decisions or action items can be identified from this interaction.
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NARA Description
On May 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 12:26 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 495-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 495-17
Date: May 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:20 pm and 12:26 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with an unknown person.
Return of phone callAlso recorded on May 7, 1971
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- 495-011 11:48 AM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:48 am and 11:56 am.
- 495-012 11:48 AM · 26 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:48 am and 11:56 am.
- 495-013 11:56 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:56 am and 11:58 am.
- 495-014 11:58 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Stephen B. Bull, Herbert G. Klein, Bob Murphy, Robert Rosenthal, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:58 am to 12:17 pm.
- 495-015 12:17 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:19 pm.
- 495-016 12:19 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, W. Richard Howard, Marcis Howard, and Mr. Northrup met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:19 pm to 12:20 pm.
- 495-018 12:26 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:26 pm to 1:02 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 495-017, 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/495-017 (accessed October 3, 2026).