Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-023
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Rose Mary Woods
Tuesday, September 28, 1971 · 6:30 PM–8:15 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. The brief exchange served as an administrative request to initiate this specific call. No further policy or substantive matters were discussed during this brief communication.
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NARA Description
On September 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 8:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 10-23
Date: September 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:30 pm and 8:15 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Rose Mary WoodsAlso recorded on September 28, 1971
- 010-015 5:51 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:51 pm.
- 010-016 5:51 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:51 pm and 5:53 pm.
- 010-018 5:53 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:53 pm to 5:54 pm.
- 010-019 5:55 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 6:26 pm.
- 010-020 6:26 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 6:26 pm to 6:30 pm.
- 010-021 6:30 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 8:15 pm.
- 010-022 6:30 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 8:15 pm.
- 579-016 6:42 PM · 4 sec — Stephen B. Bull and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:42 pm and 11:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 010-023, September 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/010-023 (accessed October 2, 2026).