Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 4 › Conversation 004-065
Nixon phone call with Woods on Henry M. Jackson and Religious affiliation
Monday, June 7, 1971 · 5:21 PM–5:22 PM ET · White House Telephone · 33 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to verify the religious affiliation of Senator Henry “Scoop” Jackson. Nixon requested this information to confirm whether Jackson was Catholic or Protestant, likely for political or strategic vetting purposes. Woods indicated she believed Jackson was Protestant but agreed to investigate further to provide a definitive answer.
- Henry M. Jackson
- Religious affiliation
- Presidential scheduling
- Political vetting
- Rose Mary Woods
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NARA Description
On June 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 5:21 pm to 5:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-065 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 4-65
Date: June 7, 1971
Time: 5:21 pm - 5:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.
[See Conversation No. 513-7B]
Henry M. (“Scoop”) Jackson
-Religious affiliation
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 03/23/2022.
10s segment cleared for release. 6s remain closed as 004-065-w001.]
[Personal Returnable]
[004-065-w001]
[Duration: 10s]
President's schedule
-June 7, 1971
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[004-065-w001]
[Duration: 6s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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President’s schedule
-June 7, 1971
-Timing
-Raymond K. Price Jr.
-Rose Mary Woods
**********************************************************************Also recorded on June 7, 1971
- 004-063 3:23 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:23 pm.
- 004-064 3:23 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:23 pm and 5:21 pm.
- 513-003 3:23 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 3:23 pm.
- 513-004 3:23 PM · 1 hr 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Peter G. Peterson, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:23 pm to 4:10 pm.
- 513-005 4:41 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:41 pm to 4:46 pm.
- 513-006 5:04 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:04 pm to 5:07 pm.
- 513-007 5:07 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:07 pm.
- 513-009 5:22 PM · 46 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:22 pm and 10:13 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 004-065, June 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/004-065 (accessed September 30, 2026).