Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 258 › Conversation 258-005
Nixon & Woods on Staff management and Personnel issues
Monday, June 14, 1971 · 2:41 PM–2:45 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, discuss personal staff frustrations and the management of office dynamics. The exchange reflects tension regarding internal personnel issues and concerns about the behavior of individuals with access to the President's inner circle. Woods and Nixon touch upon the difficulty of delegating these sensitive staffing matters while maintaining professional boundaries.
- Staff management
- Personnel issues
- White House operations
- Internal administration
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NARA Description
On June 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:41 pm to 2:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 258-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 258-5 Date: June 14, 1971 Time: 2:41 pm - 2:45 pm Location: Executive Office Building Rose Mary Woods talked with President ****************************************************************************** [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 03/28/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Personal Returnable] [258-003-w001] [Duration: 1m 37s] [See Conversation No. 005-063] [End of telephone conversation] ******************************************************************************
Also recorded on June 14, 1971
- 258-002 1:45 PM · 24 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 1:45 pm and 2:41 pm.
- 258-003 1:45 PM · 21 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 1:45 pm and 2:41 pm.
- 005-063 2:41 PM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 2:41 pm to 2:45 pm.
- 005-064 2:45 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 4:33 pm.
- 258-006 2:45 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 2:58 pm.
- 519-010 3:01 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 3:02 pm.
- 519-011 3:02 PM · 1 hr 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, John B. Connally, George P. Shultz, Paul W. McCracken, Arthur F. Burns, Manolo Sanchez, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:02 pm to 3:29 pm.
- 519-012 3:29 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:29 pm and 4:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 258-005, June 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/258-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).