Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 42 › Conversation 042-020
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Rose Mary Woods
Tuesday, April 6, 1971 · 11:37 AM–1:50 PM ET · White House Telephone · 3 sec
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On April 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:37 am and 1:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 42-20
Date: April 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:37 am and 1:50 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to Rose Mary WoodsTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on April 6, 1971
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- 042-019 11:35 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 11:35 am to 11:37 am.
- 245-016 11:35 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:35 am to 11:37 am.
- 245-017 11:37 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:37 am and 1:00 pm.
- 001-001 11:51 AM · 11 sec — United States Secret Service agents and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:51 am and 11:53 am.
- 001-002 11:51 AM · 9 sec — unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:51 am and 11:53 am.
- 001-003 11:53 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:53 am and 12:10 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 042-020, April 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417187795). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/042-020 (accessed October 29, 2026).