Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-061
Nixon phone call with Woods on John B. Connally and Quadriad
Monday, June 14, 1971 · 12:16 PM–12:19 PM ET · White House Telephone · 3 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, discussed administrative arrangements regarding his upcoming schedule and communication with First Lady Pat Nixon. Nixon directed Woods to inform the First Lady that his afternoon meeting with the Quadriad and a subsequent dinner with Secretary John B. Connally would delay his return home. The two also briefly reviewed plans for an upcoming dinner with Willy Brandt scheduled for the following day.
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NARA Description
On June 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 12:16 pm to 12:19 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-061 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 5-61
Date: June 14, 1971
Time: 12:16 pm - 12:19 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.
Greetings
Woods’ schedule
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[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 49s ]
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 1m 17s ]
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President’s schedule
-Meeting with Quadriad
-Rose Mary Woods’ forthcoming call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-Supper with John B. Connally and others
-Willy Brandt dinner, June 15
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 18s ]
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***********************************************************************Also recorded on June 14, 1971
- 061-002 11:54 AM · 55 min — President Richard M. Nixon and railway union leaders, including Frank T. Gladney, John J. McNamara, C. J. Coughlin, William W. Winpisinger, Charles J. Chamberlain, Anthony L. Krause, C. L. Dennis, J. R. Tipton, A. T. Otto, Jr., Charles R. Pfenning, J. W. O'Brien, Richard W. Smith, James E. Yost, Charles E. Goodlin, Harold C. Crotty, Charles Luna, John A. Volpe, Charles W. Colson, George T. Bell, Willie J. Usery, Jr., and James D. Hodgson, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 11:59 pm.
- 519-004 11:56 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter G. Peterson, Harry S. Dent, Peter M. Flanigan, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:56 am to 12:17 pm.
- 005-062 12:16 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 2:41 pm.
- 519-005 12:17 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Jayne B. Spain, John Spain, Jeffry Spain, Kim Spain, Howard Mayer, Mrs. Howard Mayer, Carl Sharek, Mrs. Carl Sharek, Robert A. Taft, Jr., Robert E. Hampton, and Potter Stewart met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:17 pm to 12:26 pm.
- 519-006 12:26 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:26 pm.
- 519-007 12:26 PM · 42 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:26 pm to 1:09 pm.
- 519-008 1:10 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:10 pm to 1:30 pm.
- 519-009 1:30 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:30 pm to 1:44 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 005-061, June 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-061 (accessed October 12, 2026).