Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 256 › Conversation 256-035
Nixon & Woods on Strategic Policy and Organizational Management
Sunday, June 13, 1971 · 12:56 PM–1:28 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to discuss administrative and strategic planning regarding upcoming personnel or policy cycles. The conversation focused on managing timelines and expectations for institutional goals, specifically referencing the need to align internal processes for the following year. The discussion highlights the President's concern with organizational discipline and the strategic pacing of objectives.
- Administrative Planning
- White House Staffing
- Strategic Policy
- Organizational Management
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Position in tape: 01:29:09 – 01:32:30
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NARA Description
On June 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:28 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 256-035 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 256-35 Date: June 13, 1971 Time: Unknown between 12:56 pm and 1:28 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Rose Mary Woods [See Conversation No. 5-56] ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 3m 12s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ******************************************************************************
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- 005-054 12:53 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:53 pm to 12:56 pm.
- 005-055 12:53 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:53 pm and 1:28 pm.
- 005-056 12:53 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:53 pm and 1:28 pm.
- 005-057 12:53 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:53 pm and 1:28 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 256-035, June 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/256-035 (accessed November 12, 2026).