Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 20 › Conversation 020-012

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Rose Mary Woods

Monday, January 31, 1972 · 7:44 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation020-012 on Tape 20 (tape position 00:14:49–00:14:55)StartMonday, January 31, 1972 at 7:44 PMEndMonday, January 31, 1972 at 7:44 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 020-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. This brief communication served strictly as an administrative request to reach a key staff member. No further substantive policy matters or tactical discussions occurred during the exchange.

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NARA Description

On January 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 20-12

Date: January 31, 1972

Time: 7:44 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Rose Mary Woods

Also recorded on February 1, 1972

  • 020-011 7:26 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:26 pm to 7:27 pm.
  • 020-013 8:00 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 8:00 pm to 8:04 pm.
  • 020-014 9:21 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:21 pm and 9:49 pm.
  • 662-001 9:33 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:33 am to 9:35 am.
  • 662-002 9:39 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:39 am to 9:45 am.
  • 662-003 9:45 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 10:03 am.
  • 662-004 10:03 AM · 1 hr 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William F. ("Billy") Graham, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:03 am to 11:37 am.
  • 662-005 11:39 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:39 am to 11:52 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 020-012, February 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/020-012 (accessed October 12, 2026).