Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 8 › Conversation 008-015

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Rose Mary Woods

Monday, August 16, 1971 · 9:05 PM–9:07 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation008-015 on Tape 8 (tape position 00:26:09–00:26:15)StartMonday, August 16, 1971 at 9:05 PMEndMonday, August 16, 1971 at 9:07 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 008-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call to his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, via the White House operator. This interaction serves as a routine administrative request to facilitate communication with a key member of his inner circle. No further substantive discussion occurs during this short exchange.

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Woods, please.

NARA Description

On August 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:05 pm and 9:07 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 8-15

Date: August 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:05 pm and 9:07 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for call to Rose Mary Woods

Also recorded on August 17, 1971

  • 008-009 8:41 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:41 pm to 8:46 pm.
  • 008-010 8:50 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter M. Flanigan talked on the telephone from 8:50 pm to 8:54 pm.
  • 008-011 8:54 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:54 pm and 8:59 pm.
  • 008-012 8:54 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:54 pm and 8:59 pm.
  • 008-013 8:59 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 8:59 pm to 9:02 pm.
  • 008-014 9:03 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 9:03 pm to 9:05 pm.
  • 008-016 9:07 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 9:07 pm to 9:10 pm.
  • 008-017 9:28 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:28 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 008-015, August 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/008-015 (accessed October 12, 2026).