Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 8 › Conversation 008-016
Nixon phone call with Woods on Wage-price freeze and Public opinion
Monday, August 16, 1971 · 9:07 PM–9:10 PM ET · White House Telephone · 3 min
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President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, discussed the positive public reception following his announcement of a wage-price freeze. Woods reported favorable anecdotal feedback from various acquaintances, including Jack Drown, regarding the administration's new economic measures. The conversation also briefly touched upon the status of a draft speech being prepared by William Safire for the President’s upcoming address to the Knights of Columbus.
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NARA Description
On August 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 9:07 pm to 9:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 8-16
Date: August 16, 1971
Time: 9:07 pm - 9:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 2m 5s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Wage-price freeze speech [August 17, 1971 statement]
-Paul W. Keyes’ call
-Jack Drown's call
-Public response
Speech
-William L. Safire
-Draft [Knights of Columbus, August 17, 1971]
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 7s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
**********************************************************************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.
- 008-015 9:05 PM · 6 sec — 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.
- 008-017 9:28 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:28 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 008-016, 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/008-016 (accessed October 12, 2026).