Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-131
Nixon phone call with Woods on Wage-price freeze and Economic policy
Sunday, August 15, 1971 · 10:22 PM–10:23 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, discussed the public reception of the President's televised address announcing a new wage-price freeze. Woods relayed positive feedback from her family and business contacts, reinforcing the perception that the speech effectively communicated necessary economic measures to a lay audience. The brief exchange served to confirm the initial success of the announcement following a demanding day for the administration.
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NARA Description
On August 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 10:22 pm to 10:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-131 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 7-131
Date: August 15, 1971
Time: 10:22 pm - 10:23 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.
Wage–price freeze speech
-Woods’ reaction
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 08/09/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[007-131-w001]
[Duration: 10s]
Wage–price freeze speech
-The President’s workload
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Also recorded on August 15, 1971
- 007-130 10:21 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:21 pm.
- 007-132 10:23 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:23 pm.
- 007-165 10:23 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:23 pm.
- 007-133 10:24 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clifford M. Hardin talked on the telephone from 10:24 pm to 10:33 pm.
- 007-134 10:33 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:33 pm.
- 007-135 10:33 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II talked on the telephone from 10:33 pm to 10:37 pm.
- 007-166 10:33 PM · 1 min — the White House operator and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at 10:33 pm.
- 007-136 10:37 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:37 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 007-131, August 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417189551). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-131 (accessed November 3, 2026).