Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 12 › Conversation 012-092
Nixon phone call with Woods on Nobusuke Kishi and Diplomatic protocol
Friday, October 22, 1971 · 9:18 PM–9:23 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, discuss the success of a recent dinner with former Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi. Expressing gratitude for Kishi's long-standing support, Nixon considers appropriate reciprocal gift-giving to honor the relationship. They ultimately decide to frame and send a photograph of the two men to Kishi as a gesture of appreciation.
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NARA Description
On October 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 9:18 pm to 9:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-092 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No.012-092
Date: October 22, 1971
Time: 9:18 pm- 9:23 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/18/2017.
30s segment cleared for release. 33s remain closed as 012-092-w001.]
[Personal Returnable]
[012-092-w001]
[Duration: 30s]
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Schedule
-Camp David
-Timing
-Weather
Tricia Nixon Eisenhower
-Schedule
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[012-092-w001]
[Duration: 33s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
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The President's schedule
-Dinner
-Nobusuke Kishi
-Gift
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/18/2017.
28s segment cleared for release. 1m 3s remain closed as 012-092-w003.]
[Personal Returnable]
[012-092-w003]
[Duration: 28s]
The President’s well-being
Rose Mary Woods’s health
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
[Personal Returnable]
[012-092-w003]
[Duration: 1m 3s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
******************************************************************************Also recorded on October 23, 1971
- 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.
- 012-091 9:13 PM · 7 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.
- 012-093 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 012-092, 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/012-092 (accessed October 12, 2026).