Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 426 › Conversation 426-018
Nixon & Woods on John Ehrlichman and John Dean
Thursday, March 29, 1973 · 6:24 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 19 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, shortly after a meeting with John Ehrlichman to discuss administrative matters and follow-up tasks. The brief interaction focused on the handling of specific documents or copies related to ongoing discussions involving Chuck Colson’s public appearances and John Dean’s coordination with Ehrlichman regarding L. Patrick Gray. No major policy shifts were recorded, but the exchange highlights the logistical management of sensitive materials during a period of intense scrutiny over the administration's internal affairs.
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NARA Description
On March 29, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:24 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 426-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 426-18
Date: March 29, 1973
Time: 6:24 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods [?].
Copy of somethingAlso recorded on March 29, 1973
- 044-081 6:24 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:24 pm and 6:25 pm.
- 426-019 6:24 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 an unknown time between 6:24 pm and 6:25 pm.
- 044-082 6:25 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 6:25 pm to 6:26 pm.
- 426-020 6:25 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:25 pm to 6:26 pm.
- 044-083 6:26 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:26 pm and 6:30 pm.
- 426-021 6:26 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 an unknown time between 6:26 pm and 6:30 pm.
- 044-084 6:30 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 6:31 pm.
- 426-022 6:30 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:30 pm to 6:31 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 426-018, March 29, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/426-018 (accessed October 1, 2026).