Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 8 › Conversation 008-117
Nixon phone call with Woods on White House scheduling and Press relations
Monday, September 13, 1971 · 7:51 PM–7:54 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and personal secretary Rose Mary Woods discuss the President's demanding schedule and the logistical planning for an upcoming daytime press conference. The conversation touches on the President's desire to manage media access efficiently later in the week. Additionally, Nixon expresses significant frustration regarding AFL-CIO leader George Meany, characterizing his adversarial behavior as particularly troublesome.
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NARA Description
On September 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 7:51 pm to 7:54 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-117 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 8-117
Date: September 13, 1971
Time: 7:51 pm - 7:54 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.
[See Conversation No. 276-14]
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 7s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Woods’ call
-Fina Sanchez
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 2m 28s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
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The President's press conference
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George MeanyAlso recorded on September 13, 1971
- 008-115 7:43 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 7:43 pm to 7:47 pm.
- 008-116 7:47 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:47 pm and 7:51 pm.
- 276-014 7:51 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:51 pm to 7:54 pm.
- 008-118 7:54 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:54 pm.
- 008-119 7:55 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:55 pm to 7:58 pm.
- 276-015 7:55 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:55 pm to 7:58 pm.
- 276-016 7:58 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:58 pm and 8:50 pm.
- 276-017 7:58 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:58 pm and 8:50 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 008-117, September 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/008-117 (accessed October 17, 2026).