Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 42 › Conversation 042-081

Nixon phone call with Acker on Rose Mary Woods and H. R. Haldeman

Thursday, April 29, 1971 · 3:57 PM–3:58 PM ET · White House Telephone · 40 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Acker, Marjorie P.Conversation042-081 on Tape 42 (tape position 02:15:52–02:16:31)StartThursday, April 29, 1971 at 3:57 PMEndThursday, April 29, 1971 at 3:58 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 042-081 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with Marjorie P. Acker regarding the departure of his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, for Kentucky. Nixon issued specific instructions to restrict incoming telephone calls for the evening so he could focus on family matters, including preparations for Tricia Nixon’s wedding. He directed Acker to screen his calls and route any urgent matters to H. R. Haldeman.

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Hello.

Mr. President, Ms. Woods went away, and here's Mar Jacker, all right?

Yeah.

Fine.

There you are.

Hello.

Yeah, hello.

Has she gone to Kentucky?

Yes, she left around 1 o'clock.

Oh, yeah, fine.

You can handle it.

I want to do the range with the operator that I do not want any calls tonight after this broadcast because I'm going to have dinner, and I've got to go over some wedding things with Mrs. Nixon and Tricia.

Okay.

So just you take them and hold them and so forth, and there's something urgent why...

You can pass them on to me, but you take the teleoperator to put them through to Haldeman.

All my calls are to you.

Okay?

Okay.

Bye.

All right.

NARA Description

On April 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone from 3:57 pm to 3:58 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-081 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 42-81

Date: April 29, 1971
Time: 3:57 pm - 3:58 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Marjorie P. Acker.

[See Conversation No. 251-38]

     Rose Mary Woods’ schedule
          -Kentucky

     Phone calls for President
         -President’s schedule
         -Acker
         -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on April 29, 1971

251-035 2:53 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:53 pm to 2:56 pm.
042-080 2:56 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:56 pm and 3:57 pm.
251-036 2:56 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:56 pm and 3:57 pm.
251-037 2:56 PM · 9 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 2:56 pm and 3:57 pm.
251-038 3:57 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:57 pm to 3:58 pm.
251-039 4:44 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:44 pm to 4:45 pm.
042-082 6:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 6:32 pm to 6:37 pm.
251-040 6:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:32 pm to 6:37 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 042-081, April 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/042-081 (accessed October 3, 2026).