Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 278 › Conversation 278-029

Nixon & Woods on Television programming

Sunday, September 12, 1971 · 5:08 PM–5:14 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation278-029 on Tape 278 (tape position 00:41:04–00:42:37)StartSunday, September 12, 1971 at 5:08 PMEndSunday, September 12, 1971 at 5:14 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 278-029 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417184261 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, discuss the status of an unnamed individual recovering in the hospital and coordinate viewing plans for an upcoming ABC television special. The President directs Woods to ensure his daughters, Trisha and Julie, are informed about the program and requests that Mark assist in reaching out to Julie. The conversation reflects administrative management of the family's personal schedule and social correspondence.

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NARA Description

On September 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:08 pm to 5:14 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 278-029 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 278-29

Date: September 12, 1971
Time: 5:08 pm - 5:14 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/04/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[278-029-w001]
[Duration: 18s]

[See Conversation No. 008-098-w001]

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/04/2019.

Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[278-029-w002]
[Duration: 51s]

[See Conversation No. 008-098-w002]

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Yeah.
Hello.
Well, how's the patient today?
He's still in the hospital.
Seems they've found a couple of bugs they worked on, huh?
It's a very accomplished inhabitant.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
He's got a huge crowd.
And I haven't really mentioned how much we... Sir, we have sent him things like a couple of...
I think you were up to give him... Well, you just take care of his...
The weather will get better.
I mean, the weather will stay good out there.
They were about three weeks away, and they will be, though, by the time they come on back, the latter part of September.
What comes on the night?
The ABC special.
What time?
Right here, Tom.
I'll have to see that.
What about it?
You better, I don't know whether Trisha and Julie know about it.
I'm going to be calling Julie.
I talked to Trisha earlier today.
Would you mind having Mark give Julie the call?
Trisha, call her to watch it.
Call her mother.

Also recorded on September 12, 1971

  • 008-095 4:58 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 4:58 pm to 5:02 pm.
  • 278-028 4:58 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:58 pm to 5:02 pm.
  • 008-096 5:02 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:02 pm and 5:08 pm.
  • 008-097 5:02 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:02 pm and 5:08 pm.
  • 008-098 5:08 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 5:08 pm to 5:14 pm.
  • 008-099 5:14 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:14 pm.
  • 008-100 5:15 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 5:15 pm to 5:31 pm.
  • 278-030 5:15 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:15 pm to 5:31 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 278-029, September 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417184261). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/278-029 (accessed November 14, 2026).