Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 498 › Conversation 498-017

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Henry Kissinger

Thursday, May 13, 1971 · 6:03 PM–6:05 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation498-017 on Tape 498 (tape position 05:13:11–05:14:23)StartThursday, May 13, 1971 at 6:03 PMEndThursday, May 13, 1971 at 6:05 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 498-017 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual to discuss the scheduling of National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. The exchange lasted less than two minutes and concluded with the departure of the guest. The primary focus of the session appears to have been limited to logistical coordination regarding Kissinger's availability.

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NARA Description

On May 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:03 pm and 6:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 498-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 498-017
Date: May 13, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:03 pm and 6:05 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person
Henry A. Kissinger's schedule
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 6:05 pm

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  • 003-048 3:47 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 3:47 pm to 3:48 pm.
  • 003-049 3:52 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 3:52 pm to 3:53 pm.
  • 498-016 4:28 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:28 pm to 4:31 pm.
  • 057-003 4:31 PM · 1 hr 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and military and diplomatic officials, including Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Henry A. Kissinger, John J. McCloy, George W. Ball, Dean G. Acheson, Henry Cabot Lodge, Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, Gen. Alfred Gruenther, Gen. Lucius DuB. Clay, Jr., Gen. Lauris Norstad, Gen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer, Cyrus R. Vance, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, James M. Roche, Gen. Andrew J. Goodpaster, Brig. Gen. Adrian St. John, II, and Capt. William H. Read, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 4:31 pm to 6:03 pm.
  • 498-018 6:03 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:03 pm and 6:28 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 498-017, May 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/498-017 (accessed September 28, 2026).