Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 492 › Conversation 492-008
Nixon & Woods on Oval Office and Personal Administration
Wednesday, May 5, 1971 · 6:13 PM–8:45 AM ET · Oval Office · 3 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, held an informal consultation in the Oval Office to discuss personal or administrative matters. The brief and fragmented dialogue centers on an unidentified third party’s assessment of expectations or specific information. No formal decisions were finalized during this exchange, as the conversation remains incomplete.
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NARA Description
President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 6:13 pm on May 5, 1971 and 8:45 am on May 6, 1971. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 492-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 492-8
Date: Unknown between May 5 and May 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:13 pm, May 5 and 8:45 am, May 6, 1971
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Rose Mary Woods
[Recording begins while the conversation is in progress]
An unknown man
Recording ends while the conversation is in progress at an unknown time before 8:45 am, May 6,
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 492-008, May 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/492-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).