Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 291 › Conversation 291-005
Nixon & Woods on Diplomatic social visit and Spanish guests
Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 9:12 PM–9:13 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 59 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, held a brief meeting to debrief following a social engagement with guests. They exchanged pleasantries regarding the visitors, whom they identified as Spanish, and discussed plans for a future visit to a library. The conversation concluded with Nixon expressing the need for a narrative regarding a specific item or event.
- Rose Mary Woods
- Diplomatic social visit
- Spanish guests
- Presidential scheduling
- Library visit
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NARA Description
On October 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:12 pm to 9:13 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 291-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 291-5 Date: October 12, 1971 Time: 9:12 pm - 9:13 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Rose Mary Woods. ********************************************************************** [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/29/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Personal Returnable] [291-005-w001] [Duration: 21s] [See Conversation No. 011-072-w001] ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/29/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Personal Returnable] [291-005-w003] [Duration: 17s] [See Conversation No. 011-072-w003] **********************************************************************
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Also recorded on October 12, 1971
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- 291-003 9:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:07 pm to 9:09 pm.
- 011-071 9:09 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:09 pm and 9:12 pm.
- 291-004 9:09 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:09 pm and 9:12 pm.
- 011-072 9:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 9:12 pm to 9:13 pm.
- 291-006 9:13 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:13 pm and 9:41 pm.
- 291-007 9:13 PM · 38 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 9:13 pm and 9:41 pm.
- 011-073 9:41 PM · 3 min — Henry A. Kissinger and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 9:41 pm to 9:44 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 291-005, October 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417184791). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/291-005 (accessed November 1, 2026).