Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-040

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Rose Mary Woods

Sunday, June 13, 1971 · 10:10 AM–10:19 AM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation005-040 on Tape 5 (tape position 00:57:18–00:57:29)StartSunday, June 13, 1971 at 10:10 AMEndSunday, June 13, 1971 at 10:19 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 005-040 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a call to his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. The brief exchange served as an administrative request to establish communication with a key member of his staff. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief connection.

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NARA Description

On June 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:19 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-040 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 5-40

Date: June 13, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:10 am and 10:19 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Rose Mary Woods

Also recorded on June 13, 1971

  • 005-037 9:56 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 9:56 am to 10:03 am.
  • 005-038 10:04 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:04 am.
  • 005-039 10:05 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:05 am to 10:10 am.
  • 005-041 10:19 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 10:19 am to 10:32 am.
  • 005-042 10:53 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:53 am and 11:06 am.
  • 005-043 11:06 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:06 am to 11:07 am.
  • 005-044 11:07 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:51 am.
  • 005-045 11:07 AM · 10 min — Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:51 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 005-040, June 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-040 (accessed October 18, 2026).