Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 4 › Conversation 004-081
Nixon phone call with Woods on Executive Office Building
Wednesday, June 9, 1971 · 8:24 AM–8:25 AM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to request her immediate presence at the Executive Office Building. This brief directive served to coordinate administrative tasks or logistical support necessary for the start of the President's workday. No specific policy matters were addressed during this short exchange.
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NARA Description
On June 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 8:24 am to 8:25 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-081 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 4-81
Date: June 9, 1971
Time: 8:24 am - 8:25 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.
[See Conversation No. 255-27]
Asked Rose Mary Woods to come to Executive Office Building [EOB]Also recorded on June 9, 1971
- 004-080 7:30 AM · 10 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 255-027 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.
- 004-083 8:35 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:35 am and 9:23 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 004-081, 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/004-081 (accessed October 12, 2026).