Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 557 › Conversation 557-004

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on George P. Shultz

Monday, August 9, 1971 · 12:02 PM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation557-004 on Tape 557 (tape position 03:08:52–03:09:20)StartMonday, August 9, 1971 at 12:02 PMEndMonday, August 9, 1971 at 12:02 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 557-004 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417178789 ↗

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NARA Description

On August 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:02 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 557-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 557-004

Date: August 9, 1971
Time: 12:02 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 7-77]

     Request for a call to George P. Shultz

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Also recorded on August 9, 1971

  • 557-002 11:47 AM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 11:59 am.
  • 557-003 11:59 AM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:59 am to 12:02 pm.
  • 007-078 12:02 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 12:02 pm to 12:03 pm.
  • 557-005 12:02 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:02 pm to 12:04 pm.
  • 557-006 12:04 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:04 pm and 12:55 pm.
  • 272-001 12:55 PM · 4 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 12:55 pm and 1:48 pm.
  • 272-002 12:55 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 1:48 pm.
  • 272-003 12:55 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 1:48 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 557-004, August 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417178789). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/557-004 (accessed November 2, 2026).