Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 380 › Conversation 380-037
Nixon & Woods on 1973 Inauguration and Guest Invitations
Thursday, December 28, 1972 · 3:45 PM–4:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to coordinate administrative logistics regarding the upcoming 1973 inauguration. They reviewed guest lists and ticket arrangements for individuals including Marjorie P. Acker and historian David Davis, the latter of whom was being considered for potential research collaborations. The discussion also touched upon the scheduling of upcoming appointments and the management of current office correspondence.
- 1973 Inauguration
- Rose Mary Woods
- Guest Invitations
- Administrative Logistics
- Scheduling
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NARA Description
On December 28, 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 3:45 pm and 4:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 380-037 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 380-37
Date: December 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:45 pm and 4:00 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.
Marjorie P. Acker
David Davis
-Invitation to 1973 Inauguration
-Identity
-Author
-Collection of Antebellum letters
-Invitation to 1973 Inauguration
-39-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
-Tickets
-Identity
-Historian
-The President’s possible use of work
Woods’ schedule
-Frank [last name unknown]Also recorded on December 28, 1972
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- 035-033 3:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:35 pm to 3:36 pm.
- 380-035 3:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:35 pm to 3:36 pm.
- 035-034 3:43 PM · 2 min — Col. Richard T. Kennedy and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:43 pm to 3:45 pm.
- 380-036 3:43 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:43 pm to 3:45 pm.
- 380-038 3:45 PM · 1 min — 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 3:45 pm and 4:00 pm.
- 035-035 4:00 PM · 15 min — Henry A. Kissinger and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:00 pm to 4:15 pm.
- 380-039 4:00 PM · 7 min — Henry A. Kissinger and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:00 pm to 4:15 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 380-037, December 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/380-037 (accessed October 11, 2026).