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Nixon & Woods on White House social planning

Wednesday, March 22, 1972 · 1:30 PM–2:55 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 33 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation324-029 on Tape 324 (tape position 03:39:20–03:40:11)StartWednesday, March 22, 1972 at 1:30 PMEndWednesday, March 22, 1972 at 2:55 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 324-029 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417186075 ↗

President Nixon and his personal secretary Rose Mary Woods briefly discuss the arrangements for an upcoming dinner. The conversation is limited to coordinating plans for the event and confirming follow-up communication. No major policy or strategic decisions are addressed during this brief logistical exchange.

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On March 22, 1972, 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 1:30 pm and 2:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 324-029 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 324-29

Date: March 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:30 pm and 2:55 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.

     Dinner
          -Plans

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I was wondering how that dinner, uh, was coming back.
That's fine, I'll see you.
Thank you very much.
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Conversation 324-029, March 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417186075). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/324-029 (accessed November 2, 2026).