Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 288 › Conversation 288-016
Nixon & Woods on White House administration and Presidential records
Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 10:16 AM–10:31 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, met to discuss administrative matters and the management of sensitive documents. While the transcript remains largely obscured by unintelligible Welsh audio fragments, the interaction focuses on the logistical coordination of presidential records and internal office communications. No major policy decisions are documented in this brief exchange.
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Position in tape: 01:00:27 – 01:01:26
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NARA Description
On October 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:16 am to 10:31 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 288-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 288-16 Date: October 12, 1971 Time: 10:16 am - 10:31 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Rose Mary Woods. [See Conversation No. 11-59; one item has been withdrawn from the conversation]
Also recorded on October 12, 1971
- 011-056 10:04 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:04 am and 10:14 am.
- 288-012 10:04 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:04 am and 10:14 am.
- 011-057 10:14 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 10:14 am to 10:16 am.
- 288-013 10:14 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:14 am to 10:16 am.
- 011-058 10:16 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:31 am.
- 288-014 10:16 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:31 am.
- 288-015 10:16 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:31 am.
- 011-059 10:31 AM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 10:31 am to 10:32 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 288-016, October 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/288-016 (accessed September 20, 2026).