Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-122

Nixon phone call with Woods on Robert C. Wilson and Marjorie P. Acker

Thursday, March 15, 1973 · 5:31 PM–5:33 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation037-122 on Tape 37StartThursday, March 15, 1973 at 5:31 PMEndThursday, March 15, 1973 at 5:33 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-122 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417195377 ↗

President Nixon contacted Rose Mary Woods to ensure the timely delivery of a note he had dictated for Robert C. “Bob” Wilson. During the brief check-in, Woods explained her early departure to attend a reception held in her honor by the American Newspaper Women. Nixon, satisfied that staff member Marjorie P. Acker would facilitate the delivery, emphasized the importance of the document reaching Wilson prior to his evening meeting.

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On March 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 5:31 pm to 5:33 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-122 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 37-122

Date: March 15, 1973
Time: 5:31 pm-5:33 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.

[See Conversation No. 880-22]

       Buzzer in Woods' office

       American Newspaper Women
             -Reception for Woods

       President's note for Robert C. (“Bob”) Wilson
              -Marjorie P. Acker
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Yeah.
Ms. Woods.
Rose.
Hello.
That, uh, I don't think the little buzzer works with you in there.
Are you in your office?
No, I came home early because, uh,
Oh, I'm sorry.
The American newspaper women are giving a reception in my honor.
Oh, is that right?
We can go to that after a while.
I see.
Oh, that's all right.
I'm sorry.
Maybe they couldn't hear it or something.
Yeah, no, no, no.
I was wondering because I know the phones have been working on them, and that's the only reason.
What I'm calling about is routine.
I'll get it from Marge.
Did you get something I dictated to Bob Wilson, a note that I dictated to him?
Uh, a tape came in.
Was that today?
Yeah.
This afternoon?
Yes.
Yeah.
Did they get it off?
Do you know?
I just want him to get the letter today.
I want to hand deliver it, if necessary.
I'll get a hold of Marge.
She's here.
And, uh, that'll take care of it.
Yeah.
I'm sorry.
I just, I just came home because I...
Right.
No, no.
No, perfectly.
I was just checking to see if the letter had gone because I want to be sure Bob gets it before a meeting he's having tonight.
Yeah.
I see.
Okay.
Okay.
Marge will know.
She'll know.
She'll know.
All right.
All right.
  • 037-121 5:30 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:31 pm.
  • 880-019 5:30 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:31 pm.
  • 880-020 5:30 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:31 pm.
  • 880-021 5:30 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:31 pm.
  • 880-022 5:31 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:31 pm to 5:33 pm.
  • 037-123 5:33 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:33 pm and 5:34 pm.
  • 880-023 5:33 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:33 pm to 5:34 pm.
  • 037-124 5:34 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone from 5:34 pm to 5:35 pm.

Conversation 037-122, March 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417195377). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-122 (accessed October 31, 2026).