Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 259 › Conversation 259-006
Nixon & Woods on Administrative logistics
Monday, June 28, 1971 · 2:49 PM–2:50 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to request her immediate presence at his Old Executive Office Building workspace. This brief administrative interaction served as a coordination effort for the President's logistical workflow. The primary action item was the relocation of Woods to the EOB to facilitate further office operations.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:49 pm to 2:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 259-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 259-6 Date: June 28, 1971 Time: 2:49 pm - 2:50 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Rose Mary Woods [See Conversation No. 6-4]
Also recorded on June 28, 1971
- 259-001 1:40 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:47 pm.
- 006-002 2:47 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 2:47 pm to 2:48 pm.
- 259-004 2:47 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:47 pm to 2:48 pm.
- 006-003 2:48 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:48 pm.
- 259-005 2:48 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:48 pm.
- 006-004 2:49 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 2:49 pm to 2:50 pm.
- 006-005 2:50 PM · 54 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield, White House operator, and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 5:59 pm.
- 259-007 2:53 PM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:53 pm to 4:01 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 259-006, June 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/259-006 (accessed September 18, 2026).