Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 504 › Conversation 504-020

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on James Cardinal McIntyre

Thursday, May 27, 1971 · 8:27 PM–9:00 PM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation504-020 on Tape 504 (tape position 06:41:01–06:42:20)StartThursday, May 27, 1971 at 8:27 PMEndThursday, May 27, 1971 at 9:00 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 504-020 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417177561 ↗

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NARA Description

On May 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:27 pm and 9:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 504-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 504-20

Date: May 27, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:27 pm and 9:00 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to James Cardinal McIntyre in Los Angeles

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Can you try to get Cardinal Manantyre in Los Angeles, please?

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  • 504-017 8:27 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:27 pm and 9:00 pm.
  • 504-018 8:27 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John J. McCloy met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:27 pm and 9:00 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 504-020, May 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417177561). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/504-020 (accessed November 2, 2026).