Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 274 › Conversation 274-009

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

Monday, August 16, 1971 · 2:49 PM–2:54 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation274-009 onTape 274 (tape position 00:14:22–00:14:37)StartMonday, August 16, 1971 at 2:49 PMEndMonday, August 16, 1971 at 2:54 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 274-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a call to his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. He also provided notification that he would be unavailable for the next thirty minutes. The interaction served to coordinate his private schedule and communication flow for the afternoon.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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14:29Hey, I'll be out for about a half hour.

NARA Description

On August 16, 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 2:49 pm and 2:54 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 274-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 274-9

Date: August 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:49 pm and 2:54 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Rose Mary Woods
         -President’s schedule

Also recorded on August 16, 1971

  • 274-005 2:40 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:40 pm to 2:43 pm.
  • 274-006 2:43 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:43 pm.
  • 274-048 2:43 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:43 pm to 2:44 pm.
  • 274-007 2:44 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:44 pm to 2:49 pm.
  • 274-008 2:49 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:49 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 274-010 2:54 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:54 pm to 2:58 pm.
  • 274-011 2:59 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:59 pm to 3:01 pm.
  • 274-012 3:01 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 3:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 274-009, August 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/274-009 (accessed September 18, 2026).