Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 351 › Conversation 351-012

Nixon & Woods on Administrative coordination and Presidential access

Tuesday, August 1, 1972 · 2:40 PM–2:50 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Woods, Rose MaryConversation351-012 onTape 351StartTuesday, August 1, 1972 at 2:40 PMEndTuesday, August 1, 1972 at 2:50 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 351-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to coordinate his schedule and address administrative priorities. The brief discussion focused on reviewing specific items and potential meetings, including a request for an appointment with the President. The exchange served to organize the President’s immediate workflow and manage access to his office.

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Ira, do you want to go over a couple things?

NARA Description

On August 1, 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 2:40 pm and 2:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 351-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 351-12

Date: August 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:40 pm and 2:50 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.

     Request for a meeting with the President

Also recorded on August 1, 1972

  • 028-030 2:22 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:22 pm to 2:40 pm.
  • 351-010 2:22 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:22 pm to 2:40 pm.
  • 028-031 2:40 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:40 pm and 3:05 pm.
  • 351-011 2:40 PM · 13 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 2:40 pm and 2:50 pm.
  • 351-013 2:50 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:50 pm to 3:04 pm.
  • 351-014 3:04 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:04 pm.
  • 028-032 3:05 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone from 3:05 pm to 3:10 pm.
  • 351-015 3:05 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 351-012, August 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/351-012 (accessed September 18, 2026).