Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 154 › Conversation 154-013

Nixon phone call with Woods on Camp David and Personal correspondence

Sunday, September 24, 1972 · 4:46 PM–4:47 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation154-013 on Tape 154StartSunday, September 24, 1972 at 4:46 PMEndSunday, September 24, 1972 at 4:47 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 154-013 ↗

President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, engaged in a brief telephone conversation while the President was at Camp David. The exchange primarily centered on a personal matter involving the return of specific items. Due to the withdrawal of the primary portion of the recording for privacy reasons, no significant policy or political decisions are reflected in the available documentation.

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On September 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at Camp David from 4:46 pm to 4:47 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 154-013 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 154-13

Date: September 24, 1972
Time: 4:46 pm - 4:47 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.

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Conversation 154-013, September 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/154-013 (accessed October 9, 2026).