Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 475 › Conversation 475-015

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Rose Mary Woods

Thursday, April 8, 1971 · 9:13 AM–9:18 AM ET · Oval Office ·16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation475-015 onTape 475 (tape position 01:24:17–01:24:25)StartThursday, April 8, 1971 at 9:13 AMEndThursday, April 8, 1971 at 9:18 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 475-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief communication through the White House operator to reach his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. The primary purpose of the interaction is to establish a connection with Woods regarding administrative or personal scheduling matters. No further policy-related discussions or substantive developments occur during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On April 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:13 am and 9:18 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 475-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 475-15

Date: April 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:13 am and 9:18 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator

     Call to Rose Mary Woods

Also recorded on April 8, 1971

  • 475-011 8:45 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 9:08 am.
  • 475-012 9:08 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:08 am to 9:13 am.
  • 475-013 9:13 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:13 am and 9:18 am.
  • 475-014 9:13 AM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:13 am and 9:18 am.
  • 475-016 9:18 AM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Rose Mary Woods, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:18 am to 10:07 am.
  • 475-017 10:07 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter G. Peterson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:07 am to 10:20 am.
  • 052-001 10:40 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and the Council on International Economic Policy, including William P. Rogers, John B. Connally, Clifford M. Hardin, Maurice H. Stans, James D. Hodgson, George P. Shultz, Paul W. McCracken, Henry A. Kissinger, Carl J. Gilbert, David M. Kennedy, Rocco C. Siciliano, Deane R. Hinton, Donald A. Webster, C. Fred Bergsten, and Peter G. Peterson, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 10:40 am to 12:17 pm.
  • 052-002 12:17 PM — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 1:04 pm.

All 67 conversations from April 8, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 475-015, April 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/475-015 (accessed September 18, 2026).