Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 505 › Conversation 505-009

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Edward Kiernan

Wednesday, May 26, 1971 · 1:26 PM–1:30 PM ET · Oval Office · 24 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation505-009 on Tape 505 (tape position 02:51:08–02:51:32)StartWednesday, May 26, 1971 at 1:26 PMEndWednesday, May 26, 1971 at 1:30 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 505-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Edward Kiernan, the president of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association of New York. The President provided the contact's professional affiliation to assist the operator in locating the correct number. This brief interaction served solely as an administrative request to facilitate direct communication between the President and the police union leader.

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Could you get Mr. Edward Kiernan of the Manila Association of Police from NCRC, please?
Yeah, he's the president of the Patrolman Manila Association.
I think you have the number.
Edward Kiernan.

NARA Description

On May 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:26 pm and 1:30 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 505-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 505-009

Date: May 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:26 pm and 1:30 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 3-128]

Also recorded on May 26, 1971

  • 505-007 12:43 PM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, David K. E. Bruce, Henry A. Kissinger, White House photographer, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:43 pm to 1:17 pm.
  • 505-010 1:22 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:22 pm and 1:37 pm.
  • 505-008 1:25 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:25 pm to 1:26 pm.
  • 003-129 1:30 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:30 pm.
  • 505-011 1:37 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:37 pm and 1:41 pm.
  • 505-012 1:37 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:37 pm and 1:41 pm.
  • 505-013 1:41 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:41 pm to 2:02 pm.
  • 253-009 2:10 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 2:17 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 505-009, May 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/505-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).