Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-125

Nixon phone call with Woods on William Randolph Hearst and National security

Saturday, July 3, 1971 · 3:57 PM–3:59 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation006-125 on Tape 6 (tape position 02:30:29–02:31:43)StartSaturday, July 3, 1971 at 3:57 PMEndSaturday, July 3, 1971 at 3:59 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-125 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to transmit a telegram to publisher William Randolph Hearst regarding his upcoming Sunday column. Nixon requested that the message commend Hearst for maintaining the tradition of prioritizing national security in his editorial content. Woods was directed to have the message phoned in or sent by mail to ensure the sentiment was conveyed promptly.

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Yeah.
Hello.
Hi, Rose.
Hi.
I wondered if you would call a wire in to Bill Hurst and just say your column, your column, your Sunday column is
is in the great tradition of the hearse papers of always putting the national security above any other considerations just sign it richard nixon okay all right and if well we can send a mail to graham anyway i don't know if that strikes over
Oh, I see.
Well, they can just call it in.
It's one that can be called to, if necessary.
Okay.
Okay.

NARA Description

On July 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 3:57 pm to 3:59 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-125 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 6-125

Date: July 3, 1971
Time: 3:57 pm - 3:59 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.

     Telegram to William R. Hearst
          -Content of column on national security

Also recorded on July 3, 1971

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  • 006-128 4:06 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:06 pm and 4:12 pm.
  • 006-129 4:12 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:12 pm and 4:22 pm.
  • 006-130 4:22 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:22 pm and 4:37 pm.
  • 006-131 4:37 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 4:37 pm to 4:38 pm.
  • 006-132 4:38 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:38 pm and 6:04 pm.
  • 006-133 6:04 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:04 pm to 6:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 006-125, July 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-125 (accessed October 12, 2026).