Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 2 › Conversation 002-136
Nixon phone call with Woods
Sunday, May 9, 1971 · 2:18 PM–2:21 PM ET · White House Telephone · 3 min
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Position in tape: 05:13:54 – 05:16:52
part C, 1:08:35
NARA Description
On May 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 2:18 pm to 2:21 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-136 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 2-136
Date: May 9, 1971
Time: 2:18 pm - 2:21 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.
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Also recorded 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.
- 002-130 12:22 AM · 10 sec — 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.
- 002-131 12:29 AM · 8 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 002-136, May 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417188231). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-136 (accessed November 2, 2026).