Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 4 › Conversation 004-080

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Rose Mary Woods

Wednesday, June 9, 1971 · 7:30 AM–8:24 AM ET · White House Telephone ·10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation004-080 onTape 4 (tape position 03:16:15–03:16:27)StartWednesday, June 9, 1971 at 7:30 AMEndWednesday, June 9, 1971 at 8:24 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 004-080 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call through the White House operator to locate his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. The conversation serves as a logistical inquiry to determine if Woods is currently at her desk. No further policy or administrative matters are discussed during this brief exchange.

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Ms. Woods, please.
Ms. Woods, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.
Operator?
Yes, sir?
Only if she's in the office.
All right, sir.

NARA Description

On June 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:30 am and 8:24 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-080 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 4-80

Date: June 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:30 am and 8:24 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 255-26]

     Rose Mary Woods
          -Location

Also recorded on June 9, 1971

  • 255-022 7:30 AM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:30 am and 8:24 am.
  • 255-024 7:30 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William S. White met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:30 am and 8:24 am.
  • 255-025 7:30 AM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:30 am and 8:24 am.
  • 255-026 7:30 AM · 12 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 7:30 am and 8:24 am.
  • 004-081 8:24 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 8:24 am to 8:25 am.
  • 255-027 8:24 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:24 am to 8:25 am.
  • 004-082 8:25 AM · 25 sec — Rose Mary Woods and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:25 am and 8:35 am.
  • 255-028 8:25 AM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, Marjorie P. Acker, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:25 am to 9:20 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 004-080, June 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/004-080 (accessed September 18, 2026).