Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 555 › Conversation 555-017

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Gillespie V. Montgomery

Thursday, August 5, 1971 · 8:50 PM–9:43 PM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation555-017 on Tape 555 (tape position 04:59:16–05:02:56)StartThursday, August 5, 1971 at 8:50 PMEndThursday, August 5, 1971 at 9:43 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 555-017 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417178777 ↗

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NARA Description

On August 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 pm and 9:43 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 555-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 555-17

Date: August 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:50 pm and 9:43 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Requested a call to Gillespie V. ("Sonny") Montgomery

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  • 068-003 5:22 PM · 26 min — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 5:22 pm and 6:20 pm.
  • 068-004 5:22 PM · 2 min — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 5:22 pm and 6:20 pm.
  • 068-005 5:22 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 5:22 pm and 6:20 pm.
  • 555-013 8:50 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John C. Whitaker, Ruby Keeler, Bobby Van, and J. Willard Marriott met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 pm and 9:43 pm.
  • 555-014 8:50 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 pm and 9:43 pm.
  • 555-015 8:50 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 pm and 9:43 pm.
  • 555-016 8:50 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Jim Brown met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 pm and 9:43 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 555-017, August 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417178777). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/555-017 (accessed November 2, 2026).