Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 4 › Conversation 004-060
Nixon phone call with Woods on Wardrobe management and Benjamin Freeman
Monday, June 7, 1971 · 2:57 PM–3:02 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, discuss the logistical challenges of scheduling tailoring appointments and addressing quality concerns regarding the work of Benjamin Freeman. The conversation focuses on coordinating future clothing needs for the President, including specific requests for lightweight suits, tuxedos, and outerwear to be prepared for upcoming television appearances and public events. Nixon tasks Woods with consulting production experts William H. Carruthers and Paul W. Keyes regarding wardrobe aesthetics to ensure optimal presentation on camera.
- Wardrobe management
- Rose Mary Woods
- Presidential scheduling
- Benjamin Freeman
- Television production
- Personal affairs
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NARA Description
On June 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 2:57 pm to 3:02 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-060 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 4-60
Date: June 7, 1971
Time: 2:57 pm - 3:02 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.
[See Conversation No. 255-18]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 03/13/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[004-060-w001]
[Duration: 4m 25s]
President’s previous conversation with Rose Mary Woods
-Suits
-“Duke” Rose
-Difficulties
-Tailoring and measurement
-Loyalty of President to Benjamin Freeman
-Benjamin Freeman’s health
-Quality of Benjamin Freeman’s work
-President's schedule
-Fall and winter of 1971
-Summer of 1972
-Appointment with tailor for June 9, 1971
-Clothing requirements for President
-Medium to lightweight
-Tuxedos
-Topcoats
-Sport coats
-Clothing for President’s television appearances
-Colors
-President’s request for opinion of William H. Carruthers
-President’s request for opinion of Paul W. Keyes
-William H. Carruthers
-Special suits for President
-Request for name of Anthony T. (“Tony”) Rossi
-Potential appearance June 9, 1971
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Also recorded on June 7, 1971
- 004-057 2:47 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 2:49 pm.
- 255-016 2:47 PM · 7 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 2:47 pm and 2:49 pm.
- 004-058 2:49 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 2:49 pm to 2:50 pm.
- 255-017 2:49 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:49 pm to 2:50 pm.
- 004-059 2:50 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 2:57 pm.
- 255-046 2:50 PM · 6 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 2:50 pm and 2:57 pm.
- 255-018 2:57 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:57 pm to 3:02 pm.
- 004-061 3:02 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:02 pm and 3:07 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 004-060, June 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417188787). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/004-060 (accessed November 11, 2026).