Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 502 › Conversation 502-013
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Telephony
Thursday, May 20, 1971 · 1:42 PM–1:44 PM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served as a logistical step in managing the President's telephonic communications. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On May 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:42 pm and 1:44 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 502-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 502-13 Date: May 20, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:42 pm and 1:44 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 3-84]
Also recorded on May 20, 1971
- 003-084 1:42 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:42 pm and 1:44 pm.
- 003-085 1:44 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Justin W. Dart talked on the telephone from 1:44 pm to 1:47 pm.
- 502-014 1:45 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Justin W. Dart, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John A. Scali, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:45 pm to 2:05 pm.
- 003-086 1:47 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 2:08 pm.
- 502-015 2:05 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 2:05 pm and 2:08 pm.
- 502-016 2:05 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 2:08 pm.
- 003-087 2:08 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leslie C. Arends talked on the telephone from 2:08 pm to 2:09 pm.
- 502-017 2:08 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Leslie C. Arends met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:08 pm to 2:09 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 502-013, May 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/502-013 (accessed October 10, 2026).