President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. The conversation served as a routine administrative request to facilitate communication with a key staff member. No further policy or substantive matters were addressed during this brief exchange.
On October 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:51 am and 10:51 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-032 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 12-32
Date: October 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:51 am and 10:51 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
[See Conversation No. 281-22]
Request for call to Rose Mary WoodsNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.