Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-016
Nixon phone call with Woods on People's Republic of China and Foreign Policy
Tuesday, October 26, 1971 · 7:50 PM–7:52 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, shortly after she arrived home to discuss administrative preparations for his upcoming diplomatic trip to the People's Republic of China. The brief conversation served to initiate a discussion regarding logistics or planning associated with the visit. No specific policy decisions were finalized during this exchange, as the dialogue primarily functioned as a prompt to address itinerary or scheduling details.
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NARA Description
On October 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 7:50 pm to 7:52 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 013-016
Date: October 26, 1971
Time: 7:50 pm - 7:52 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.
Rose Mary Woods’ location
Rose Woods’ schedule
-President
-Trip to Peoples Republic of China [PRC]
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[Previous PRMPA Privacy (D) reviewed under PRMPA regulations 02/08/2019. Segment
cleared for release.]
[Privacy]
[013-016-w001]
[Duration: 1m 53s]
Rose Mary Woods schedule
-Arrival at Rose Mary Woods’ residence
-Marjorie P. Acker
-Phil [surname unknown]
-Dinner plans
Henry A. Kissinger
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Rose Mary Woods' schedule
-Dinner
-Phil [surname unknown]
Request for time
Rose Mary Woods' schedule
-Possibility of returning to White House after dinner
-Dinner
-Phil [surname unknown]
-Possible return call to President
**********************************************************************Also recorded on October 26, 1971
- 303-007 1:51 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:51 pm and 2:49 pm.
- 303-008 1:51 PM · 1 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:51 pm and 2:49 pm.
- 303-009 2:49 PM · 2 hr 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:49 pm to 5:55 pm.
- 303-010 5:55 PM · 3 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 5:55 pm and 6:10 pm.
- 303-011 5:55 PM · 5 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 5:55 pm and 6:10 pm.
- 303-012 6:10 PM · 52 sec — unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 013-015 6:36 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:36 pm and 7:50 pm.
- 013-017 7:52 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:52 pm and 8:01 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 013-016, October 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-016 (accessed October 12, 2026).