Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 258 › Conversation 258-028

Nixon & Woods

Wednesday, June 16, 1971 · 8:31 PM–8:36 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation258-028 on Tape 258 (tape position 00:42:48–00:45:57)StartWednesday, June 16, 1971 at 8:31 PMEndWednesday, June 16, 1971 at 8:36 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 258-028 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417183921 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, for an informal end-of-day discussion in the Old Executive Office Building. The conversation primarily served as a brief personal check-in between the two regarding the day's events and logistical matters. No major policy decisions or significant administrative actions were recorded during this short exchange.

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NARA Description

On June 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:31 pm to 8:36 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 258-028 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 258-28

Date: June 16, 1971
Time: 8:31 pm - 8:36 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 03/28/2019.
Segment cleared for release]
[Personal Returnable]
[258-028-w001]
[Duration: 1m 59s]

[See Conversation No. 005-103]

[End of telephone conversation]

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Hello?
Mike Rose?
Did you get home?
Yeah.
Well, it's fun to thank you for being the brother.
Yeah.
Well, at least, uh, I, well, we, uh, well, mainly, uh, that Mike Rose is the mother, you know, and I've done it now, and so, uh,
We got played very carefully, can't say.
If you have questions or questions, let me know.

Also recorded on June 16, 1971

  • 258-019 8:07 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 8:07 pm and 8:22 pm.
  • 258-020 8:07 PM · 11 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 8:07 pm and 8:22 pm.
  • 005-101 8:22 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 8:22 pm to 8:25 pm.
  • 258-026 8:22 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:22 pm to 8:25 pm.
  • 005-102 8:25 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:25 pm and 8:31 pm.
  • 005-103 8:31 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 8:31 pm to 8:36 pm.
  • 005-104 8:36 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:36 pm and 8:55 pm.
  • 258-029 8:36 PM · 3 sec — 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 8:36 pm and 8:55 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 258-028, June 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417183921). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/258-028 (accessed November 2, 2026).