Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-038
Nixon phone call with Woods on administrative communication
Friday, October 13, 1972 · 6:45 PM–7:07 PM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a call to his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, through the White House operator. The conversation serves as a brief logistical exchange to connect the President with Woods. No substantive policy or political discussions are recorded during this brief administrative interaction.
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NARA Description
On October 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 7:07 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-038 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 31-38
Date: October 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:45 pm and 7:07 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Rose Mary WoodsAlso recorded on October 13, 1972
- 797-032 6:11 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:11 pm to 6:15 pm.
- 797-033 6:15 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:15 pm to 6:22 pm.
- 797-035 6:22 PM · 12 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:22 pm to 6:25 pm.
- 031-039 7:07 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 7:07 pm to 7:08 pm.
- 031-040 7:08 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 7:08 pm to 7:14 pm.
- 031-041 7:14 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 7:14 pm to 7:17 pm.
- 031-042 7:17 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:17 pm and 7:24 pm.
- 031-043 7:24 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:24 pm to 7:28 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 031-038, October 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-038 (accessed October 12, 2026).