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 onTape 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 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate communication with external political figures. He specifically requested that a call be placed to Representative Gillespie V. "Sonny" Montgomery. This interaction highlights the President's reliance on administrative staff to manage his direct outreach to members of Congress.

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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

Also recorded on August 6, 1971

  • 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.
  • 556-001 9:42 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:42 am to 10:00 am.
  • 556-002 10:00 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:00 am.
  • 556-003 10:00 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:00 am to 10:03 am.
  • 556-020 10:03 AM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:03 am and 10:54 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 555-017, August 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/555-017 (accessed September 18, 2026).