Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-142
Nixon phone call with Acker on Administrative logistics and Rose Mary Woods
Wednesday, May 2, 1973 · 12:48 PM–12:49 PM ET · White House Telephone · 34 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon spoke with Marjorie P. Acker to arrange the delivery of pending messages and folders currently held by Rose Mary Woods to his office in the Executive Office Building. Nixon instructed Acker to drop off the materials without personal meetings, as he intended to use his limited midday break to rest. This brief interaction focused solely on the logistics of managing administrative paperwork while the President attempted to secure some downtime.
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NARA Description
On May 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone from 12:48 pm to 12:49 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-142 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 45-142
Date: May 2, 1973
Time: 12:48 pm - 12:49 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Marjorie P. Acker.
[See also Conversation No. 432-14]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 45-142 (cont’d)
President’s schedule
-Messages
-Delivery to Executive Office Building [EOB]
-Rose Mary Woods
-NapAlso recorded on May 2, 1973
- 432-014 12:48 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:48 pm and 12:49 pm.
- 432-015 12:55 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 12:58 pm.
- 432-018 12:55 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 2:22 pm.
- 045-143 12:57 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:57 pm and 12:58 pm.
- 045-144 12:58 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 12:58 pm to 12:59 pm.
- 432-016 12:58 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:58 pm.
- 432-017 12:58 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:58 pm to 12:59 pm.
- 045-145 12:59 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 2:22 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 045-142, May 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-142 (accessed October 5, 2026).