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Nixon & Woods

Friday, May 7, 1971 · 10:40 AM–10:46 AM ET · Oval Office · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation495-001 on Tape 495 (tape position 00:00:37–00:01:37)StartFriday, May 7, 1971 at 10:40 AMEndFriday, May 7, 1971 at 10:46 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 495-001 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417176985 ↗

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NARA Description

On May 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 10:46 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 495-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 495-1

Date: May 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:40 and 10:46 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Rose Mary Woods.
[The recording begins at an unknown time while the meeting is in progress]

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Woods left at an unknown time before 10:46 am

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  • 495-002 10:40 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 10:46 am.
  • 495-003 10:40 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 10:46 am.
  • 002-116 10:46 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Edith Green talked on the telephone from 10:46 am to 10:49 am.
  • 495-004 10:46 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Edith Green met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:46 am to 10:49 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 495-001, May 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417176985). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/495-001 (accessed November 2, 2026).