Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 281 › Conversation 281-029
Nixon & Woods on White House administration and Executive office logistics
Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 12:39 PM–12:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 29 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to address immediate administrative or personal business in the Executive Office Building. Due to the extremely short duration of the meeting and the lack of a transcript, the specific nature of their discussion remains undocumented. This interaction serves as an example of the routine, private logistical coordination between the President and his long-time aide.
- Rose Mary Woods
- White House administration
- Presidential scheduling
- Executive office logistics
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Position in tape: 02:20:38 – 02:21:04
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NARA Description
On October 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:39 pm to 12:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 281-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 281-29 Date: October 21, 1971 Time: 12:39 pm - 12:40 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Rose Mary Woods. [See Conversation No. 12-38]
Also recorded on October 21, 1971
- 598-004 12:06 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 7:28 pm.
- 281-027 12:36 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:36 pm to 12:38 pm.
- 281-028 12:38 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 12:39 pm.
- 012-038 12:39 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 12:39 pm to 12:40 pm.
- 281-030 12:40 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 1:17 pm.
- 281-031 12:40 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 1:17 pm.
- 281-032 12:40 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 1:17 pm.
- 281-033 12:40 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 1:17 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 281-029, October 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/281-029 (accessed October 12, 2026).