Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 1 › Conversation 001-022
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Rose Mary Woods
Wednesday, April 7, 1971 · 10:27 PM–10:28 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. This brief communication served strictly as a logistical request to connect with Woods. No further policy or administrative matters were discussed during this interaction.
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NARA Description
On April 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 10:27 pm to 10:28 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-022 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 1-22
Date: April 7, 1971
Time: 10:27 pm - 10:28 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to Rose Mary WoodsAlso recorded on April 8, 1971
- 001-018 10:16 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:16 pm and 10:20 pm.
- 001-019 10:20 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:20 pm.
- 001-020 10:20 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 pm and 10:21 pm.
- 001-021 10:21 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:21 pm to 10:27 pm.
- 001-023 10:28 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 10:28 pm to 10:32 pm.
- 001-024 10:34 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:34 pm.
- 001-025 10:34 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 10:34 pm to 10:35 pm.
- 001-026 10:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:35 pm to 10:37 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 001-022, April 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/001-022 (accessed October 12, 2026).