Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-013

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Rose Mary Woods

Friday, June 11, 1971 · 5:54 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation005-013 on Tape 5 (tape position 00:20:21–00:20:26)StartFriday, June 11, 1971 at 5:54 PMEndFriday, June 11, 1971 at 5:54 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 005-013 ↗

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. The primary objective of the call was to establish communication with Woods for administrative or personal coordination. No substantive policy or political matters were discussed during this brief exchange.

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On June 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:54 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-013 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 5-13

Date: June 11, 1971
Time: 5:54 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Rose Mary Woods
  • 005-007 4:08 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:08 pm and 4:09 pm.
  • 005-008 4:09 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Elliot L. Richardson talked on the telephone from 4:09 pm to 4:11 pm.
  • 005-009 4:59 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:59 pm and 5:16 pm.
  • 005-010 5:16 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:16 pm to 5:18 pm.
  • 005-011 5:43 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:43 pm and 5:46 pm.
  • 005-012 5:46 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 5:46 pm to 5:54 pm.
  • 005-014 5:55 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:55 pm.
  • 005-015 5:56 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 5:56 pm to 5:58 pm.

Conversation 005-013, June 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-013 (accessed October 12, 2026).