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 onTape 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 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call to Cardinal James Francis McIntyre in Los Angeles. The primary purpose of this interaction was to facilitate direct communication between the President and the prominent religious leader. The request was executed immediately following the President's brief directive to the operator.

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

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

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to James Cardinal McIntyre in Los Angeles

Also recorded on May 28, 1971

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  • 003-156 8:20 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:20 pm and 9:05 pm.
  • 003-157 8:20 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:20 pm and 9:05 pm.
  • 003-158 8:20 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:20 pm and 9:05 pm.
  • 504-016 8:27 PM · 14 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.
  • 504-017 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.
  • 504-019 8:27 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas W. Fletcher 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 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/504-020 (accessed September 18, 2026).