Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 614 › Conversation 614-010
Nixon & Woods on Indira Gandhi and State dinner
Thursday, November 4, 1971 · 3:55 PM–4:02 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, discuss the guest list for an upcoming state dinner honoring Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Nixon expresses strong personal distaste for former U.S. ambassadors to India, specifically Chester Bowles and John Kenneth Galbraith, while confirming that these individuals were excluded from the invitation list. The conversation concludes with the President deciding not to involve former ambassadors in the event protocols.
- Indira Gandhi
- State dinner
- Chester Bowles
- John Kenneth Galbraith
- White House protocol
- Diplomatic relations
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NARA Description
On November 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:55 pm and 4:02 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 614-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 614-010
Date: November 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:55 pm and 4:02 pm
Location: Oval Office
Rose Mary Woods talked with the President.
Forthcoming dinner for Indira Gandhi
-Former US ambassadors to India
-Chester Bowles
-John Kenneth GalbraithAlso recorded on November 4, 1971
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 614-010, November 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/614-010 (accessed October 12, 2026).