Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 2 › Conversation 002-130
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Rose Mary Woods
Sunday, May 9, 1971 · 12:22 AM–12:29 AM ET · White House Telephone
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. The brief exchange served as an administrative request to facilitate direct communication with a key staff member. No further policy or substantive matters were discussed during this connection.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On May 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:22 am and 12:29 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-130 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 2-130
Date: May 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:22 am and 12:29 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to Rose Mary WoodsAlso recorded on May 9, 1971
- 002-128 11:45 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 11:45 pm on May 8, 1971 and 12:16 am on May 9, 1971.
- 002-129 12:16 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 12:16 am to 12:22 am.
- 002-131 12:29 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:29 am.
- 002-132 12:29 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:29 am and 2:04 pm.
- 002-133 2:04 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 2:04 pm to 2:15 pm.
- 002-134 2:17 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:17 pm.
- 002-135 2:17 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:17 pm and 2:18 pm.
- 002-136 2:18 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 2:18 pm to 2:21 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 002-130, May 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-130 (accessed October 12, 2026).