Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 249 › Conversation 249-003
Nixon & Woods on Electronic surveillance and J. Edgar Hoover
Thursday, April 15, 1971 · 8:36 AM–8:42 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, discuss administrative matters and potential security concerns regarding electronic surveillance. The brief exchange touches upon the activities of J. Edgar Hoover and the presence of monitoring devices within the office environment. No definitive policy decisions were reached during this informal check-in regarding office security protocols.
- Electronic surveillance
- J. Edgar Hoover
- Office administration
- White House security
- Rose Mary Woods
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NARA Description
On April 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:36 am to 8:42 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 249-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 249-3 Date: April 15, 1971 Time: 8:36 am - 8:42 am Location: Executive Office Building Rose Mary Woods talked with the President [See Conversation No. 42-41]
Also recorded on April 15, 1971
- 249-001 8:32 AM · 15 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 8:32 am and 8:36 am.
- 249-002 8:32 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:32 am and 8:36 am.
- 042-041 8:36 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 8:36 am to 8:42 am.
- 042-042 8:42 AM · 27 sec — unknown person(s), White House operator, and Ralph Shields talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:42 am and 3:15 pm.
- 249-004 8:42 AM · 6 sec — 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 8:42 am and 8:59 am.
- 249-005 8:42 AM · 3 sec — 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 8:42 am and 8:59 am.
- 249-006 8:59 AM · 1 hr 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:59 am to 10:45 am.
- 480-001 10:59 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry Ahlgren met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 11:02 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 249-003, April 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/249-003 (accessed September 28, 2026).