Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-037

Nixon phone call with Woods on Personal Communication

Tuesday, November 7, 1972 · 7:36 PM–7:37 PM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation033-037 on Tape 33StartTuesday, November 7, 1972 at 7:36 PMEndTuesday, November 7, 1972 at 7:37 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 033-037 ↗

President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, exchanged a brief telephone call to coordinate further communication. The conversation served primarily as a logistical step for the President to instruct Woods to place a return call. No substantive policy matters or decisions were addressed during this exchange.

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Hello?
Ms. Woods?
Hello?
Sure.
Call me back.
All right.
Done.

On November 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 7:36 pm to 7:37 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-037 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 33-37

Date: November 7, 1972
Time: 7:36 pm - 7:37 pm
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                           NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

                                                           Conversation No. 33-114 (cont’d)

Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 08/09/2019.
Segment will remain closed.]
[Personal Returnable]
[033-037-w001]
[Duration: 23s]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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  • 033-038 7:40 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 7:40 pm to 7:41 pm.
  • 033-039 7:41 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:41 pm and 7:50 pm.
  • 033-040 7:41 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:41 pm and 7:50 pm.
  • 033-041 7:50 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George H. Allen talked on the telephone from 7:50 pm to 7:52 pm.
  • 033-042 7:54 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II talked on the telephone from 7:54 pm to 7:57 pm.
  • 033-043 7:57 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:57 pm and 8:01 pm.
  • 033-044 8:01 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 8:01 pm to 8:02 pm.
  • 033-045 8:04 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:04 pm and 8:06 pm.

Conversation 033-037, November 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/033-037 (accessed October 1, 2026).