Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-128
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Rose Mary Woods
Sunday, August 15, 1971 · 10:05 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a direct communication with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. The brief exchange served as a logistical step to initiate a follow-up conversation with a key member of his staff. No further policy or administrative developments occurred during this brief interaction.
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NARA Description
On August 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-128 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 7-128
Date: August 15, 1971
Time: 10:05 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Requested a call to Rose Mary WoodsAlso recorded on August 16, 1971
- 007-123 9:50 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:50 pm.
- 007-124 9:50 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 9:50 pm to 9:55 pm.
- 007-125 9:55 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:55 pm.
- 007-126 9:56 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 9:56 pm to 10:02 pm.
- 007-127 10:03 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and David M. Kennedy talked on the telephone from 10:03 pm to 10:05 pm.
- 007-129 10:06 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:06 pm to 10:21 pm.
- 007-130 10:21 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:21 pm.
- 007-131 10:22 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 10:22 pm to 10:23 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 007-128, August 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/007-128 (accessed October 24, 2026).