Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 12 › Conversation 012-091

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Rose Mary Woods

Friday, October 22, 1971 · 9:13 PM–9:18 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation012-091 on Tape 12 (tape position 03:45:55–03:46:01)StartFriday, October 22, 1971 at 9:13 PMEndFriday, October 22, 1971 at 9:18 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 012-091 ↗

President Nixon contacted his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to coordinate personal administrative matters and family arrangements. Their discussion encompassed scheduling updates regarding his daughters, Julie and Tricia Nixon Eisenhower, including planned trips to Camp David. The President also reviewed logistics for an upcoming dinner with Nobusuke Kishi and exchanged personal pleasantries concerning health and well-being.

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On October 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:13 pm and 9:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-091 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 012-091

Date: October 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:13 pm and 9:18 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for call to Rose Mary Woods

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
  • 012-089 9:13 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:13 pm.
  • 012-090 9:13 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:13 pm and 9:18 pm.
  • 012-092 9:18 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 9:18 pm to 9:23 pm.
  • 012-093 9:25 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:25 pm.
  • 012-094 9:30 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:30 pm.
  • 012-095 9:46 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone from 9:46 pm to 9:49 pm.
  • 012-096 9:52 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:52 pm.
  • 012-097 9:52 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:52 pm and 10:00 pm.

Conversation 012-091, October 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/012-091 (accessed October 12, 2026).