Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-119
Nixon phone call with Woods on H.R. Haldeman and Charles Colson
Saturday, July 3, 1971 · 9:04 AM–9:05 AM ET · White House Telephone · 35 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to arrange a meeting with H.R. Haldeman and Charles Colson once they arrived at the White House. The President clarified that he had been occupied with other matters and emphasized that there was no urgency for them to be contacted at home. The call served to coordinate the President's schedule and manage the expectations of his key advisors.
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NARA Description
On July 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 9:04 am to 9:05 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-119 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 6-119
Date: July 3, 1971
Time: 9:04 am - 9:05 am
Location: White House Telephone
Rose Mary Woods talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 536-8]
President's schedule
-H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Charles W. ColsonTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on July 3, 1971
- 536-005 8:50 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 8:58 am.
- 536-006 8:50 AM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 8:58 am.
- 536-007 8:58 AM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:58 am to 9:01 am.
- 536-008 9:04 AM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:04 am to 9:05 am.
- 006-120 9:05 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:05 am.
- 536-009 9:05 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:05 am.
- 536-010 9:05 AM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, John A. ("Jack") Mulcahy, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:05 am and 9:55 am.
- 006-121 9:06 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Mulcahy, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:06 am to 9:08 am.
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- Nixon phone call with Woods on J. Sargent Reynolds and Kenneth Rush June 14, 1971 · 1 min
- Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David and Air Force One July 30, 1971 · 1 min
- Nixon phone call with Woods on Press relations and George Meany September 13, 1971 · 4 min
Cite this conversation
Conversation 006-119, July 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417189129). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-119 (accessed November 2, 2026).