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Nixon & Woods on The Today Show and Television scheduling

Friday, December 10, 1971 · 1:35 PM–2:17 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 25 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation308-002 on Tape 308 (tape position 00:00:51–00:01:16)StartFriday, December 10, 1971 at 1:35 PMEndFriday, December 10, 1971 at 2:17 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 308-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to verify whether his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, had appeared on the "Today" show as scheduled. Nixon expressed concern over her absence during the live broadcast and instructed Woods to investigate whether the segment had been pre-recorded. Woods was tasked with confirming the status of the taping and reporting back to the President.

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Rose, was Chris here on the day show today?
No, no.
She was supposed to be on.
Maybe they just filmed it.
Find out and let me know.

NARA Description

On December 10, 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 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 308-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 308-2

Date: December 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.

     Tricia Nixon Cox's schedule
           -"Today" show appearance
                -Taping

Also recorded on December 10, 1971

  • 308-001 1:35 PM · 22 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 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm.
  • 308-003 1:35 PM · 35 sec — 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 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm.
  • 308-004 1:35 PM · 29 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 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm.
  • 308-005 1:35 PM · 1 min — 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 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm.
  • 308-006 1:35 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm.
  • 308-007 1:35 PM · 7 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 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm.
  • 308-008 1:35 PM · 2 min — 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 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm.
  • 308-010 1:50 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 2:58 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 308-002, December 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/308-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).