Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-055

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Rose Mary Woods

Sunday, June 13, 1971 · 12:53 PM–1:28 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation005-055 on Tape 5 (tape position 01:31:37–01:31:42)StartSunday, June 13, 1971 at 12:53 PMEndSunday, June 13, 1971 at 1:28 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 005-055 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to reach a key member of the President's inner staff. No policy discussions or substantive developments occurred during this short call.

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Hello.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On June 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:53 pm and 1:28 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-055 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 5-55

Date: June 13, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:53 pm and 1:28 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Rose Mary Woods

Also recorded on June 13, 1971

  • 005-052 12:42 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:42 pm to 12:43 pm.
  • 005-053 12:43 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:53 pm.
  • 005-054 12:53 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:53 pm to 12:56 pm.
  • 005-056 12:53 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:53 pm and 1:28 pm.
  • 005-057 12:53 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:53 pm and 1:28 pm.
  • 256-033 12:53 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:53 pm to 12:56 pm.
  • 256-034 12:56 PM · 53 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 12:56 pm and 1:28 pm.
  • 256-035 12:56 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:28 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 005-055, 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/005-055 (accessed October 12, 2026).