Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 255 › Conversation 255-026

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

Wednesday, June 9, 1971 · 7:30 AM–8:24 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation255-026 onTape 255 (tape position 00:39:27–00:39:40)StartWednesday, June 9, 1971 at 7:30 AMEndWednesday, June 9, 1971 at 8:24 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 255-026 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief request for the White House operator to connect him with Rose Mary Woods. Following this request, the President briefly mentions an intention regarding someone named Popper. No further substantive policy or political discussions occur during this short administrative interaction.

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Woods, please.
And I'll offer Popper only a few pounds.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On June 9, 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 7:30 am and 8:24 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 255-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 255-26

Date: June 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:30 am and 8:24 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator

[See Conversation No. 4-80]

Also recorded on June 9, 1971

  • 004-080 7:30 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:30 am and 8:24 am.
  • 255-022 7:30 AM · 47 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 7:30 am and 8:24 am.
  • 255-024 7:30 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William S. White met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:30 am and 8:24 am.
  • 255-025 7:30 AM · 39 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 7:30 am and 8:24 am.
  • 004-081 8:24 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 8:24 am to 8:25 am.
  • 255-027 8:24 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:24 am to 8:25 am.
  • 004-082 8:25 AM · 25 sec — Rose Mary Woods and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:25 am and 8:35 am.
  • 255-028 8:25 AM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, Marjorie P. Acker, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:25 am to 9:20 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 255-026, 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/255-026 (accessed September 18, 2026).