Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 306 › Conversation 306-021

Nixon & Woods on Presidential travel

Monday, November 29, 1971 · 6:28 PM–6:29 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 49 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation306-021 on Tape 306 (tape position 02:55:57–02:57:51)StartMonday, November 29, 1971 at 6:28 PMEndMonday, November 29, 1971 at 6:29 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 306-021 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417185403 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, coordinate logistics for an upcoming off-site meeting. The participants arrange a rendezvous point at the West Wing entrance, specifically referencing a landmark known as the 'elephant.' This brief exchange serves primarily to facilitate the President's departure from the office to another location.

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NARA Description

On November 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:28 pm and 6:29 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 306-021 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 306-21

Date: November 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:28 pm and 6:29 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.

     Rose Mary Woods's schedule
          -Julie Nixon Eisenhower

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/24/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[306-021-w001]
[Duration: 18s]

     Rose Mary Woods's schedule
          -Dinner

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     Rose Mary Woods's schedule
          -Meeting the President
               -Location
                     -West Wing

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Yeah, I will be by
Just meet me in front of the front door of the west wing.
Through the building.
Just come out of the village.
By the elephant.
Fine, I'll see you by the elephant.

Also recorded on November 29, 1971

  • 015-171 6:15 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 6:15 pm to 6:16 pm.
  • 306-016 6:15 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:15 pm to 6:16 pm.
  • 015-172 6:16 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:16 pm and 6:22 pm.
  • 306-017 6:16 PM · 57 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 6:16 pm and 6:22 pm.
  • 306-018 6:16 PM · 6 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 6:16 pm and 6:22 pm.
  • 306-019 6:16 PM · 6 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 6:16 pm and 6:22 pm.
  • 015-173 6:22 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 6:22 pm to 6:28 pm.
  • 306-020 6:22 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:22 pm to 6:28 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 306-021, November 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417185403). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/306-021 (accessed November 2, 2026).