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Nixon & Woods on Bob Hope and Gift-giving

Tuesday, March 16, 1971 · 9:56 AM–9:59 AM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation468-006 on Tape 468 (tape position 00:33:00–00:41:50)StartTuesday, March 16, 1971 at 9:56 AMEndTuesday, March 16, 1971 at 9:59 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 468-006 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417176187 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, met to discuss logistical arrangements for upcoming events, including a party planned for that evening and gift-giving matters. The conversation touched upon a tie sent by David J. Mahoney, Jr. and the presentation of a photograph to First Lady Pat Nixon. Additionally, the President inquired about Woods’s personal health during the brief administrative meeting.

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NARA Description

On March 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:56 am to 9:59 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 468-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 468-6

Date: March 16, 1971
Time: 9:56 am - 9:59 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Rose Mary Woods

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 03/25/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[468-006-w001]
[Duration: 1m 38s]

     Leslie T. (“Bob”) Hope
           -Letter to President
           -Gift for Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon

     Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
          -Gifts

     Tie from David J. Mahoney, Jr.
           -President’s opinion

     President's March 16, 1971 party

     Souvenirs

     Picture for Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
           -Presentation on March 17
           -President’s opinion

     Rose Mary Woods
          -Health

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Woods left at 9:59 am

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468-001 8:53 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:53 am and 8:57 am.
468-002 8:53 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:53 am and 8:57 am.
468-003 8:57 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:57 am to 9:05 am.
468-004 9:05 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:05 am and 9:30 am.
468-005 9:30 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:30 am to 9:50 am.
468-007 10:02 AM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander P. Butterfield, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:02 am to 10:31 am.
468-008 10:31 AM · 22 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 am and 11:00 am.
468-009 11:00 AM · 1 hr 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John M. ("Jack") Lynch, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:00 am to 12:20 pm.

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Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House social events May 27, 1971 · 1 min

Cite this conversation

Conversation 468-006, March 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417176187). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/468-006 (accessed October 31, 2026).