Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 609 › Conversation 609-016

Nixon & Woods

Monday, November 1, 1971 · 8:03 AM–9:25 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation609-016 on Tape 609 (tape position 04:09:34–04:10:47)StartMonday, November 1, 1971 at 8:03 AMEndMonday, November 1, 1971 at 9:25 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 609-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to discuss private administrative or personal matters. The conversation was brief, lasting less than thirty seconds, and did not involve substantive policy discussions or executive decision-making. The interaction reflects the routine nature of their professional relationship within the Oval Office.

Audio

part C, 4:48

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This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the players above hold the full tape, shared with neighbouring conversations. By the archivists' log it runs from 04:09:34 to 04:10:47 into the tape; their log often drifts a minute or two from the audio, so listen for the subjects in the finding aid.

NARA Description

On November 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:03 am and 9:25 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 609-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 609-16

Date: November 1, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:03 am and 9:25 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 609-016, November 1, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/609-016 (accessed November 14, 2026).