Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 710 › Conversation 710-005
Nixon White House recording on White House logistics
Monday, April 17, 1972 · 5:50 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
This recording captures a brief, 43-second interaction between President Nixon and unidentified individuals in the Oval Office. The conversation pertains to administrative matters regarding the President’s location and daily schedule. Due to the absence of a transcript and the withdrawn nature of the recording's content, no specific policy decisions or significant developments can be determined.
Audio
This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the player above contains the full tape segment shared with neighbouring conversations. It begins about 00:53:47 into the tape and ends around 00:54:40.
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On April 17, 1972, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 710-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 710-5
Date: April 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:50 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown persons met.
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Non-historical returnable]
[Duration: 43s ]
THE PRESIDENT'S LOCATION
THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 11:59 pm.Also recorded on April 17, 1972
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- 023-009 4:56 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:56 pm and 4:59 pm.
- 710-001 4:56 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:56 pm and 4:59 pm.
- 710-002 4:56 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:56 pm and 4:59 pm.
- 023-010 4:59 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 4:59 pm to 5:02 pm.
- 710-003 4:59 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:59 pm to 5:02 pm.
- 710-004 5:02 PM · 47 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Melvin R. Laird, and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:02 pm to 5:50 pm.
- 023-011 5:56 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:56 pm and 8:11 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 710-005, April 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/710-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).