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.
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.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation 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 WoodsNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.