Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-093
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Rose Mary Woods
Wednesday, June 16, 1971 · 9:02 AM–5:10 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to connect him with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. The brief administrative exchange serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication between the President and his long-time aide. No substantive policy discussions occur during this brief operator-assisted connection.
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NARA Description
On June 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:02 am and 5:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-093 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 5-93
Date: June 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:02 am and 5:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 523-5A]
Call to Rose Mary WoodsAlso recorded on June 16, 1971
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 005-093, June 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-093 (accessed October 25, 2026).