Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 36 › Conversation 036-011

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Rose Mary Woods

Friday, January 19, 1973 · 4:12 PM–7:29 PM ET · White House Telephone · 29 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation036-011 on Tape 36StartFriday, January 19, 1973 at 4:12 PMEndFriday, January 19, 1973 at 7:29 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 036-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate communication with his staff. After learning that speechwriter Raymond K. Price was unavailable at the Kennedy Center, the President requested to be connected with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. This brief interaction served as a logistical attempt to coordinate administrative outreach.

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Hello?

Mr. Price has gone to the Kennedy Center.

Do you want me to reach him there?

Uh... Well, I'll tell you to try, uh... Would you try Ms. Woods, please, see if you can reach her?

All right, thank you.

NARA Description

On January 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:12 pm and 7:29 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 36-11

Date: January 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:12 pm and 7:29 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Raymond K. Price's location
           -John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

       Request for a telephone call to Rose Mary Woods
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on January 19, 1973

036-007 4:12 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:12 pm.
036-010 4:12 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:12 pm and 7:29 pm.
036-012 4:12 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:12 pm and 7:29 pm.
036-013 4:12 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:12 pm and 7:29 pm.
398-002 4:12 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:12 pm.
398-003 4:12 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:12 pm to 4:29 pm.
398-004 4:29 PM · 11 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 4:29 pm and 4:40 pm.
398-005 4:29 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:29 pm and 4:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 036-011, January 19, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-011 (accessed October 11, 2026).