Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 936 › Conversation 936-005

Nixon & Woods on Presidential logistics and Oval Office administration

Monday, June 11, 1973 · 6:04 PM–6:07 PM ET · Oval Office · 54 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation936-005 on Tape 936StartMonday, June 11, 1973 at 6:04 PMEndMonday, June 11, 1973 at 6:07 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 936-005 ↗

President Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and an unidentified individual met briefly in the Oval Office to coordinate administrative logistics. The discussion focused on locating items within the President's briefcase and managing his immediate schedule. The participants concluded their brief interaction by confirming the placement of specific materials before departing the office.

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I'm trying to get the card out right now.
It's in the very front.
Are you still there?
Thank you.
Thank you.

On June 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:04 pm and 6:07 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 936-005 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 936-5

Date: June 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:04 pm and 6:07 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Rose Mary Woods and an unknown man.
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                     NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

       President’s schedule
              -Car
              -Ronald L. Ziegler’s location

       Woods
               -Hairstyle

       President’s briefcase

       Package [?]

The President, Woods, and the unknown man left at an unknown time before 6:07 pm.
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Conversation 936-005, June 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/936-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).