Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 278 › Conversation 278-029
Nixon & Woods on Personal correspondence and Television programming
Sunday, September 12, 1971 · 5:08 PM–5:14 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, discuss the status of an unnamed individual recovering in the hospital and coordinate viewing plans for an upcoming ABC television special. The President directs Woods to ensure his daughters, Trisha and Julie, are informed about the program and requests that Mark assist in reaching out to Julie. The conversation reflects administrative management of the family's personal schedule and social correspondence.
- Personal correspondence
- Television programming
- Family affairs
- Rose Mary Woods
- Schedule management
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NARA Description
On September 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:08 pm to 5:14 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 278-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 278-29 Date: September 12, 1971 Time: 5:08 pm - 5:14 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Rose Mary Woods. ********************************************************************** [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/04/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Personal Returnable] [278-029-w001] [Duration: 18s] [See Conversation No. 008-098-w001] ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/04/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Personal Returnable] [278-029-w002] [Duration: 51s] [See Conversation No. 008-098-w002] **********************************************************************
Also recorded on September 12, 1971
- 008-095 4:58 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 4:58 pm to 5:02 pm.
- 278-028 4:58 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:58 pm to 5:02 pm.
- 008-096 5:02 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:02 pm and 5:08 pm.
- 008-097 5:02 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:02 pm and 5:08 pm.
- 008-098 5:08 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 5:08 pm to 5:14 pm.
- 008-099 5:14 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:14 pm.
- 008-100 5:15 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 5:15 pm to 5:31 pm.
- 278-030 5:15 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:15 pm to 5:31 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 278-029, September 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/278-029 (accessed October 9, 2026).