Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 12 › Conversation 012-040

Nixon phone call with Woods

Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 1:57 PM–1:58 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation012-040 on Tape 12 (tape position 01:08:47–01:08:54)StartThursday, October 21, 1971 at 1:57 PMEndThursday, October 21, 1971 at 1:58 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 012-040 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417191587 ↗

A 6-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

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.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 012-040

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.

Also recorded on October 21, 1971

  • 281-035 1:55 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:55 pm and 1:57 pm.
  • 281-036 1:55 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:55 pm and 1:57 pm.
  • 281-037 1:55 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:55 pm and 1:57 pm.
  • 012-039 1:57 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:57 pm.
  • 012-041 1:58 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:58 pm and 3:53 pm.
  • 281-038 1:58 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:58 pm to 2:25 pm.
  • 281-039 2:25 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:25 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 281-040 2:25 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:25 pm and 2:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 012-040, October 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417191587). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/012-040 (accessed November 1, 2026).