Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 22 › Conversation 022-139

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Rose Mary Woods

Sunday, April 16, 1972 · 10:55 AM–1:00 PM ET · White House Telephone · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation022-139 on Tape 22 (tape position 05:19:21–05:19:37)StartSunday, April 16, 1972 at 10:55 AMEndSunday, April 16, 1972 at 1:00 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 022-139 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator in an attempt to reach his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. Upon learning from Marjorie P. Acker that Woods was unavailable, likely due to church attendance, the President declined alternative assistance. He concluded the call by requesting that Woods return his message once she became available.

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Hello.
Mr. President, Ms. Woods is not answering.
Ms. Acker says she's probably at church.
Could Ms. Acker help you?
No, that's not necessary.
All right.
Thank you.
If she comes in, she can call.
All right, sir.

NARA Description

On April 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-139 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 22-139

Date: April 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 329-63]

     The President’s call to Woods
          -Woods’s location
               -Marjorie P. Acker
          -Return call

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  • 022-137 10:55 AM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 022-139, April 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-139 (accessed October 24, 2026).