Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 293 › Conversation 293-031
Nixon & Woods on Time off
Wednesday, November 17, 1971 · 2:30 PM–2:41 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 57 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and his secretary, Rose Mary Woods, briefly met to discuss her upcoming two-day absence. Woods confirmed her plans to take time off, and Nixon acknowledged her need to prepare and depart.
- Rose Mary Woods
- President Nixon
- Scheduling
- Time off
- Personal matters
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Position in tape: 02:09:23 – 02:10:17
part B, 6:48
NARA Description
On November 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 2:41 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 293-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 293-31
Date: November 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:30 pm and 2:41 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person [Rose Mary Woods?].
The unknown person's scheduleTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on November 17, 1971
- 293-032 2:30 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 2:41 pm.
- 293-033 2:41 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:41 pm to 3:10 pm.
- 014-155 2:48 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 2:48 pm to 2:50 pm.
- 293-007 2:48 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:48 pm to 2:50 pm.
- 293-008 2:50 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 2:53 pm.
- 014-156 2:53 PM · 1 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 4:00 pm.
- 014-157 2:53 PM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and James D. ("Don") Hughes talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 4:00 pm.
- 015-001 2:53 PM · 30 sec — unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 5:23 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 293-031, November 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/293-031 (accessed November 15, 2026).