{"conversationCode":"555-015","tapeNumber":555,"conversationNumber":15,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-555-015","startDateTime":"1971-08-06T00:50:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-08-06T01:43:00.000Z","startDate":"5-Aug-1971","startTime":"8:50 PM","endDate":"5-Aug-1971","endTime":"9:43 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary;","description":"On August 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 pm and 9:43 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 555-015 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":2,"chronRelease":"Second Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"26-Oct-2000","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Presentation of gifts by President\n           -Pens\n           -Cufflinks\n\nBrock, et al. left at 1:24 pm.\n\nThe President met with Alexander P. Butterfield at 1:24 pm.\n\n      President's schedule\n            -Robert A. Taft, Jr.\n                  -Epilepsy Poster Child\n            -Baker\n\nButterfield left at 1:24 pm.\n\nThe President met with Taft, Zachery Williams, Mrs. John C. Williams, Paul E. Funk, David\nGilbert, and Morris Semiatin at 1:24 pm; Atkins was present at the beginning of the meeting.\n\n      Epilepsy Poster Child\n           -Zachery Williams\n                -Mother\n                -Age\n\n      Photograph session\n\n      Presentation of gifts by President\n           -Apollo moonshot photograph\n           -Presidential seal pin\n\n      President's schedule\n            -Visit to New York City theater\n                  -Johnny Bench's mother\n\n[General conversation]\n\nTaft, et al. left at 1:28 pm.\n\nThe President met with Charles S. Gubser and Philip Schuyler at 1:28 pm; Butterfield and Atkins\nwere present at the beginning of the meeting.\n\n      Schuyler\n           -University of Santa Clara\n                -Broncos [football team]\n                      -Sugar Bowl\n\f           -Paintings\n                -Teamsters Union\n                -West Point\n                -Vietnam\n                      -Injury\n                      -Tet offensive\n                      -Dwight D. Eisenhower\n                -Combat artists\n                      -World War II\n                            -Gen. George S. Brown\n\n     Presentation of gifts by President\n          -Cufflinks\n          -Bow\n\n     Gubser\n         -Speeches\n               -President's appreciation\n         -President's reminiscences\n               -Enthusiasm quotient\n         -President's schedule\n               -San Jose\n\nGubser and Schuyler left at 1:33 pm.\n\nThe President met with Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence G. Williams, Mrs. Marie A. Boyer, and Mrs.\nMarie A. Simmonds at 1:33 pm; Atkins was present at the beginning of the meeting.\n\n     Presentation of US flag\n\n     Pennsylvania women\n          -President's appreciation\n\n     Presentation of gifts by President\n          -Bow\n          -Golf ball\n          -Golf\n                -Vice President Spiro T. Agnew\n                -Donald McI. Kendall\n                      -Pepsico\n                      -Wilson Golf Company\n\nMrs. Williams, et al. left at 1:38 pm.\n\nThe President met with Silvio O. Conte, Mrs. Wilfred S. Hitchcock, Mrs. George Volsky, Hugh\nK. Ferry, Joseph F. Mattis at 1:38 pm; Atkins was present at the beginning of the meeting.\n\n     Windsor, Massachusetts\n\n     Bicentennial celebration\n\f           -US cities\n\n     Rose Garden\n\n     Oval Office\n          -Picture\n                     -Key Biscayne\n\n     Presentation of coin to President\n          -Medal\n                -Display\n                      -Presidential library\n          -Plate\n          -Book\n                -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon\n          -Windsor, Massachusetts\n                -Population\n          -Mrs. Nixon\n          -George A. Lincoln\n                -Maple syrup\n                      -Vermont\n\n     Presentation of gifts by President\n          -Cufflinks\n\nStephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 1:38 pm.\n\n     Instructions to Bull\n           -Photograph\n                -Family portrait\n                      -David Eisenhower\n                      -Rose Mary Woods\n                      -Wedding\n\nBull left and returned at an unknown time before 1:46 pm.\n\n     Rose Garden\n          -Instructions to John [Surname unknown]\n\n[General conversation]\n\nConte, et al. left at 1:46 pm.","filename":["555-015.mp3"],"tapeStart":"04:51:34","tapeEnd":"04:52:31","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Woods, Rose Mary"],"prevCode":"555-014","nextCode":"555-016","transcript":[{"start":0.4,"end":11.5,"text":"To R-W-B-U include Max von Schroeder, who was the head of the band at Tomo and Pat worked there during World War II."},{"start":11.52,"end":12.2,"text":"He's included on one of our films."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, engaged in an informal administrative session regarding scheduling and logistical details. The discussion focused on coordinating upcoming activities, including the arrangement of a family portrait session featuring David Eisenhower. These interactions served to manage the President's personal engagements and photographic record-keeping.","topics":["Scheduling","Photography","Personal staff","White House operations","Family portrait"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T23:38:14.939Z"},"topicSlugs":["scheduling","photography","personal-staff","white-house-operations","family-portrait"],"audioDurationSec":19,"audioFiles":[{"file":"555-015.mp3","bytes":766742,"durationSec":19.04,"bitrate":322111,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.011Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/555-015.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/555-015","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/555/conversation-555-015","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}