Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 284 › Conversation 284-002
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Rose Mary Woods
Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 3:12 PM–3:14 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. The conversation was strictly administrative, serving solely to facilitate communication between the President and his long-time aide. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions occurred during this brief request.
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Position in tape: 00:02:12 – 00:03:33
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NARA Description
On October 6, 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 3:12 pm and 3:14 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 284-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 284-2
Date: October 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:12 pm and 3:14 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with White House operator
Request for a call to Rose Mary Woods
[See Conversation No. 10-91]Also recorded on October 6, 1971
- 010-089 3:11 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:11 pm.
- 010-090 3:11 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:11 pm to 3:12 pm.
- 284-001 3:11 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:11 pm to 3:12 pm.
- 010-091 3:12 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:12 pm and 3:15 pm.
- 010-092 3:14 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 3:14 pm to 3:15 pm.
- 284-003 3:14 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:14 pm to 3:15 pm.
- 284-004 3:15 PM · 7 min — 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 3:15 pm and 3:41 pm.
- 284-005 3:15 PM · 13 min — 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 3:15 pm and 3:41 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 284-002, October 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/284-002 (accessed October 13, 2026).