Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 255 › Conversation 255-041
Nixon & Woods on Schedule management and Diplomatic gifts
Wednesday, June 9, 1971 · 5:18 PM–5:19 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 26 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, briefly coordinated their schedules regarding the viewing of official gifts. Nixon requested that Woods ask an individual named O'Ryla to assist elsewhere, while Woods conveyed a request from Krisha for the President to inspect the gifts. The two briefly confirmed the timing of the appointment for later that evening.
- Rose Mary Woods
- Schedule management
- Diplomatic gifts
- White House operations
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NARA Description
On June 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:18 pm to 5:19 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 255-041 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 255-41 Date: June 9, 1971 Time: 5:18 pm - 5:19 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Rose Mary Woods ****************************************************************************** [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 03/13/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Personal Returnable] [255-041-w001] [Duration: 45s] [See Conversation No. 4-107] [End of telephone conversation] ******************************************************************************
Also recorded on June 9, 1971
- 004-103 4:50 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald W. Reagan, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 4:50 pm to 4:55 pm.
- 004-104 4:55 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 4:55 pm to 5:00 pm.
- 004-105 5:15 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 5:15 pm to 5:18 pm.
- 004-106 5:18 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:18 pm.
- 004-107 5:18 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 5:18 pm to 5:19 pm.
- 004-108 5:19 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:19 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 004-109 5:19 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:19 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 255-042 5:25 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Edward R. F. Cox, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:25 pm to 5:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 255-041, June 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/255-041 (accessed September 27, 2026).