Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 8 › Conversation 008-079
Nixon phone call with Woods on Economic policy and Public relations
Thursday, September 9, 1971 · 5:06 PM–5:08 PM ET · White House Telephone · 3 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, discuss the positive public and political reception to the President’s recent economic policy speech. Woods expresses her approval of the President’s performance, the brevity of the address, and the appearance of First Lady Pat Nixon and the Cabinet. The conversation concludes with Nixon tasking Woods to arrange for Bebe Rebozo to attend a Saturday church service featuring Reverend Ben Haden.
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NARA Description
On September 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 5:06 pm to 5:08 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-079 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 8-79
Date: September 9, 1971
Time: 5:06 pm - 5:08 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods; an unknown person was in the room with the
President at the beginning of the conversation.
[See Conversation No. 568-12A]
The President's economic policy speech
-Woods’ reaction
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 41s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Speech
-Woods’ reaction
-Reception from Congress
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-Cabinet
-Length
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 4s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
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The President's schedule
-Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo
-Call from William F. (“Billy”) Graham
-Marjorie P. Acker
-Church service
-Reverend Ben Haden
-Call from Woods
-Haden
-Rebozo's attendance
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 5s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
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Speech
-Woods’ reactionAlso recorded on September 9, 1971
- 568-009 3:58 PM · 1 hr 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:58 pm and 5:06 pm.
- 568-010 4:05 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:05 pm and 5:06 pm.
- 568-011 4:05 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:05 pm and 5:06 pm.
- 568-012 4:05 PM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:05 pm and 6:00 pm.
- 008-080 5:08 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:08 pm and 5:11 pm.
- 008-081 5:11 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:11 pm to 5:12 pm.
- 008-082 5:12 PM · 22 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:12 pm and 6:01 pm.
- 568-013 6:00 PM · 25 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:00 pm and 8:26 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 008-079, September 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/008-079 (accessed October 9, 2026).