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.
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 AidConversation 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] ******************************************************************************
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