Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 608 › Conversation 608-003
Nixon & Woods on White House administration and Presidential gifts
Friday, October 29, 1971 · 6:35 PM–6:42 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon and personal secretary Rose Mary Woods met to discuss the management of various administrative matters and personal property within the White House. The conversation covered the placement of presidential gifts, including items from the Shah of Iran, and addressed logistical planning regarding the President's upcoming schedule and meetings with guests. Additionally, the pair touched upon political reactions to the recent United Nations vote to expel Taiwan and reviewed official portraiture.
- White House administration
- Presidential gifts
- UN Taiwan vote
- Scheduling
- Official portraits
Audio
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NARA Description
On October 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:35 pm to 6:42 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 608-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 608-3
Date: October 29, 1971
Time: 6:35 pm - 6:42 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Rose Mary Woods.
Gifts for the President
-Lithograph
-Placement in the White House
-Earl Mazo
-Elephant
-Photograph from Mohammed Reza Pahlavi [Shah of Iran]
The President's face
-Official portraits
-Dwight D. Eisenhower
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The President’s schedule
Woods's schedule
-Mr. and Mrs. Emil Mosbacher
United Nations [UN]
-Previous vote to expel Taiwan
-Delegates reaction
-Videotape
-The President’s view
The President's schedule
-Josip Broz Tito
The President and Rose Mary Woods left at 6:40 pm.Also recorded on October 29, 1971
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- 013-040 4:55 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John C. Whitaker talked on the telephone from 4:55 pm to 4:56 pm.
- 608-001 5:20 PM · 49 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:20 pm to 6:08 pm.
- 013-041 6:03 PM · 25 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:03 pm and 6:35 pm.
- 013-042 6:03 PM · 12 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:03 pm and 6:35 pm.
- 608-002 6:19 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:19 pm to 6:35 pm.
- 013-043 7:56 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 7:56 pm to 7:59 pm.
- 013-044 7:59 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 7:59 pm to 8:01 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 608-003, October 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/608-003 (accessed September 30, 2026).