Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 495 › Conversation 495-028
Nixon & Pontier on Presidential Authority and Administration Management
Friday, May 7, 1971 · 6:17 PM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon met with Andrey Pontier in the Oval Office to discuss management and control concerns within the administration. The conversation centered on the necessity of re-establishing authority and improving operational oversight. No specific policy decisions were finalized, but the discussion emphasized the President's frustration regarding current administrative discipline.
- Presidential Authority
- Administration Management
- White House Operations
- Internal Control
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NARA Description
On May 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Andrey Pontier met in the Oval Office of the White House at 6:17 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 495-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 495-28
Date: May 7, 1971
Time: 6:17 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man [Alexander P. Butterfield].
President's briefcase
[Unintelligible]
/The President and the unknown man [Butterfield] left at 6:17 pm.Also recorded on May 7, 1971
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- 495-023 4:16 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ernest V. Siracusa, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:16 pm to 4:32 pm.
- 002-122 4:32 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:32 pm and 4:33 pm.
- 495-024 4:32 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:32 pm and 4:33 pm.
- 495-025 4:32 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:32 pm and 4:33 pm.
- 495-026 4:33 PM · 1 hr 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, John B. Connally, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:33 pm to 5:53 pm.
- 002-123 4:39 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 4:39 pm to 4:47 pm.
- 495-027 5:53 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:53 pm to 6:17 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 495-028, 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/495-028 (accessed October 3, 2026).