Nixon White House TapesTape 302 › Conversation 302-003

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Rose Mary Woods

Friday, October 29, 1971 · 1:31 PM–2:39 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation302-003 onTape 302 (tape position 00:01:22–00:01:41)StartFriday, October 29, 1971 at 1:31 PMEndFriday, October 29, 1971 at 2:39 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 302-003 ↗

President Nixon consulted with an unidentified individual regarding adjustments to his daily schedule. During the brief exchange, the President decided to postpone a planned telephone call to a woman, potentially Rose Mary Woods. No other substantive policy matters or major political decisions were recorded during this segment.

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Okay, I'll call her later.

On October 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 302-003 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 302-3

Date: October 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

     The President's schedule

     Telephone call to unknown woman [Rose Mary Woods ?]
  • 302-002 1:31 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 302-004 1:31 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 302-005 1:31 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 302-006 1:31 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 302-007 1:31 PM · 18 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 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 302-008 1:31 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 302-009 1:31 PM · 13 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 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 302-010 1:31 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.

Conversation 302-003, October 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/302-003 (accessed September 18, 2026).