Conversation 012-040

TapeTape 12StartThursday, October 21, 1971 at 1:57 PMEndThursday, October 21, 1971 at 1:58 PMTape start time01:08:47Tape end time01:08:54ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Woods, Rose MaryRecording deviceWhite House Telephone

President Nixon calls his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to request her presence in the Oval Office. He notes that her office bell is malfunctioning, necessitating a direct telephone summons. The brief exchange serves as a logistical coordination to facilitate an immediate in-person meeting between the two.

Rose Mary WoodsSchedulingWhite House logisticsCommunication

On October 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 1:57 pm to 1:58 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-040 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 12-40

Date: October 21, 1971
Time: 1:57 pm- 1:58 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.

[See Conversation No. 281-37A]

     Rose Mary Woods’ schedule
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Yeah.
Hello.
Your bell doesn't ring, so you come over now.
All right, fine.