Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 246 › Conversation 246-019

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Rose Mary Woods

Wednesday, April 7, 1971 · 3:55 PM–4:09 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation246-019 onTape 246 (tape position 04:09:36–04:09:40)StartWednesday, April 7, 1971 at 3:55 PMEndWednesday, April 7, 1971 at 4:09 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 246-019 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection. The primary objective of this brief interaction was to place a call to his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. No other substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed during this exchange.

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NARA Description

On April 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:55 pm and 4:09 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 246-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 246-019
Date: April 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:55 pm and 4:09 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator
Call to Rose Mary Woods

Also recorded on April 7, 1971

  • 246-018 3:55 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:55 pm and 4:09 pm.
  • 246-020 4:09 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:09 pm to 4:10 pm.
  • 246-021 4:10 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:30 pm.
  • 246-022 4:10 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:30 pm.
  • 246-023 4:10 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:30 pm.
  • 246-024 4:10 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:30 pm.
  • 246-025 4:10 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:30 pm.
  • 246-026 4:30 PM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), White House operator, and John W. Dean, III met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:30 pm to 5:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 246-019, April 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/246-019 (accessed September 18, 2026).