President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to dictate a memorandum intended for National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. The primary purpose of the recording was to establish directives regarding the distribution of sensitive materials, including instructions to provide a blind copy to Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman. This exchange served as a procedural step in managing the circulation of classified correspondence within the inner circle of the administration.
On March 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Rosemary Manarin met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:40 pm and 4:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 322-042 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 322-42
Date: March 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:40 pm and 4:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person [Rose Mary Woods]
Taped memorandum to Henry A. Kissinger
-Distribution
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Blind copyThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.