Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 42 › Conversation 042-105
Nixon phone call with Woods on clerical work
Thursday, May 6, 1971 · 5:22 PM–6:16 PM ET · White House Telephone · 38 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, coordinate their schedules regarding the timing of upcoming clerical work. Woods offers to stay late to finish typing documents, but the President dismisses the suggestion and confirms that no work will be required until the following morning. They conclude the call by agreeing to resume tasks after 10:00 am.
- clerical work
- scheduling
- Rose Mary Woods
- White House operations
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NARA Description
On May 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:22 pm and 6:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-105 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 42-105
Date: May 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:22 pm and 6:16 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Rose Mary Woods talked with the President.
Typing for President
Woods’ schedule
-Marjorie P. AckerAlso recorded on May 6, 1971
- 042-103 2:26 PM · 2 min — Alexander P. Butterfield, White House operator, unknown person(s), and John F. Evans, Jr.'s secretary talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:26 pm and 5:00 pm.
- 493-018 2:30 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 5:05 pm.
- 493-019 2:30 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 5:05 pm.
- 056-001 3:32 PM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon and members of the President's Commission on Financial Structure and Regulation, including Reed O. Hunt, Atherton Bean, Morris D. Crawford, Jr., Morgan C. Earnest, James H. Edgerton, Richard G. Gilbert, William D. Grant, Alan Greenspan, Walter S. Holmes, Jr., [Joseph] Lane Kirkland, Donald S. MacNaughton, Edward H. Malone, Rex J. Morthland, William H. Morton, Ellmore C. Patterson, K. A. Randall, Ralph S. Regula, Dr. Raymond J. Saulnier, Ezra Solomon, Robert H. Stewart, III, Allen R. Rule, James Lynch, Lucille Mayne, Bertwing Mah, Dr. Donald Jacobs, Dr. Almarin Phillips, Dr. Samuel Chase, Clarence Scruggs, Henry Shine, Jr., Neil Murphy, Charls E. Walker, Peter M. Flanigan, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 3:32 pm to 4:15 pm.
- 056-002 4:15 PM — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 4:15 pm on May 6, 1971 and 11:48 am on May 7, 1971.
- 493-020 5:05 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:05 pm to 5:22 pm.
- 042-104 5:22 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:22 pm and 6:16 pm.
- 493-021 5:22 PM · 28 sec — Unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:22 pm on May 6, 1971 and 10:40 am on May 7, 1971.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 042-105, May 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/042-105 (accessed October 3, 2026).