Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 297 › Conversation 297-009
Nixon & Woods on Presidential administration and Administrative coordination
Thursday, November 11, 1971 · 8:48 PM–8:49 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, in the Old Executive Office Building. While the specific substance of this one-minute exchange remains undocumented due to the lack of a transcript, such meetings typically involved coordinating personal schedules, managing correspondence, or addressing confidential administrative directives. No major policy decisions or significant developments are recorded as a result of this brief encounter.
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NARA Description
On November 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:48 pm to 8:49 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 297-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 297-9 Date: November 11, 1971 Time: 8:48 pm - 8:49 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Rose Mary Woods. [See Conversation No. 14-80]
Also recorded on November 12, 1971
- 014-078 8:24 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:24 pm to 8:25 pm.
- 297-006 8:24 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:24 pm to 8:25 pm.
- 014-079 8:25 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:25 pm and 8:48 pm.
- 297-007 8:25 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:25 pm and 8:48 pm.
- 297-008 8:25 PM · 23 sec — 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 8:25 pm and 8:48 pm.
- 014-080 8:28 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 8:28 pm to 8:49 pm.
- 297-010 8:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:49 pm and 9:13 pm.
- 297-011 8:49 PM · 3 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 8:49 pm and 9:13 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 297-009, November 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/297-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).