Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 2 › Conversation 002-137
Nixon phone call with Woods on Schedule management and Marjorie P. Acker
Monday, May 10, 1971 · 6:14 PM–6:15 PM ET · White House Telephone
AI Summary
President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, held a brief telephonic discussion regarding the administrative schedule. The primary focus of the call was to coordinate arrangements concerning Marjorie P. Acker. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On May 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 6:14 pm to 6:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-137 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 2-137
Date: May 10, 1971
Time: 6:14 pm - 6:15 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Rose Mary Woods talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 496-16B]
Schedule
-Marjorie P. AckerAlso recorded on May 10, 1971
- 496-015 5:25 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:25 pm.
- 496-016 5:25 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 6:15 pm.
- 002-138 6:15 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:15 pm and 7:04 pm.
- 496-017 6:15 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:15 pm and 7:47 pm.
- 496-019 6:15 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at 6:15 pm.
- 002-139 7:04 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 7:04 pm to 7:08 pm.
- 002-140 7:08 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:08 pm and 7:12 pm.
- 002-141 7:12 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:12 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 002-137, May 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-137 (accessed September 19, 2026).