Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 13 › Conversation 013-021

Woods phone call on Pat Nixon and White House logistics

Wednesday, October 27, 1971 · 12:36 PM–12:52 PM ET · White House Telephone ·1 min

ParticipantsWoods, Rose Mary;  White House operator;  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation013-021 onTape 13 (tape position 00:49:18–00:50:17)StartWednesday, October 27, 1971 at 12:36 PMEndWednesday, October 27, 1971 at 12:52 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-021 ↗

AI Summary

Rose Mary Woods coordinated with the White House operator and an official from the military office to determine the expected arrival time of First Lady Pat Nixon. By tracking Mrs. Nixon’s departure from LaGuardia, the staff confirmed that she was scheduled to return to the White House by approximately 2:15 p.m. This brief administrative exchange ensured that internal logistics and security were aligned with the First Lady's travel itinerary.

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Could you tell me what time Mrs. Nixon is due back in?
One moment, please.
Rose, she's leaving LaGuardia at 1 o'clock, she says, so it'll be 45 minutes from there to the ground at Andrews.
She ought to be here in the house by 2.15.
Around 2.15.
All right, fine.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On October 27, 1971, Rose Mary Woods, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 12:52 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-021 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 13-21

Date: October 27, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:36 pm and 12:52 pm
Location: White House Telephone

Rose Mary Woods talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 603-3B]

     Request to call Extension 2153

Rose Woods talked with an unknown man in the military office.

     Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon's schedule
          -Arrival at the White House

Also recorded on October 27, 1971

  • 603-002 12:22 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 12:23 pm.
  • 013-020 12:23 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 12:23 pm to 12:26 pm.
  • 603-003 12:23 PM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Tricia Nixon Cox, Rose Mary Woods, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:23 pm to 12:52 pm.
  • 603-004 12:53 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:53 pm to 1:10 pm.
  • 603-005 1:10 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 1:13 pm.
  • 603-006 1:10 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 1:13 pm.
  • 603-007 1:13 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, unknown person(s), and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:13 pm to 1:32 pm.
  • 604-001 1:32 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 2:53 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 013-021, October 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-021 (accessed September 18, 2026).