Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 518 › Conversation 518-005
Nixon & Woods on Administrative matters
Saturday, June 12, 1971 · 11:17 AM–11:19 AM ET · Oval Office · 57 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to briefly discuss a prior telephone communication. The exchange remains largely obscured due to withdrawn material, but the dialogue suggests a follow-up on a specific matter previously handled via phone. Further context for this brief interaction is linked to a subsequent conversation, 5-20.
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NARA Description
On June 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:17 am to 11:19 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 518-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 518-5 Date: June 12, 1971 Time: 11:17 am - 11:19 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with Rose Mary Woods [See Conversation No. 5-20] ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/20/2019. 18s segment cleared for release.39s remain closed as 518-005-w001] [Personal Returnable] [518-005-w001] [Duration: 39s] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ****************************************************************************** [Personal Returnable] [518-005-w001] [Duration: 18s] [See Conversation 5-20] [End of telephone conversation] ****************************************************************************** ******************************************************************************
Also recorded on June 12, 1971
- 518-001 10:20 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:20 am to 10:23 am.
- 518-002 10:23 AM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:23 am to 10:25 am.
- 518-003 10:32 AM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:32 am to 11:11 am.
- 005-020 11:17 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 11:17 am to 11:19 am.
- 518-006 11:19 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:19 am and 11:50 am.
- 518-007 11:50 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:50 am and 12:12 pm.
- 518-008 11:50 AM · 1 hr 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Tricia Nixon Cox, Rex W. Scouten, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:50 am and 1:41 pm.
- 005-021 12:12 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 12:12 pm to 12:14 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 518-005, June 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/518-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).