Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 469 › Conversation 469-001

Nixon & Woods on Record keeping and Document security

Thursday, March 18, 1971 · 4:42 PM–4:46 PM ET · Oval Office · 5 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation469-001 on Tape 469 (tape position 00:00:58–00:05:57)StartThursday, March 18, 1971 at 4:42 PMEndThursday, March 18, 1971 at 4:46 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 469-001 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417176217 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and his personal secretary Rose Mary Woods discuss the editing and reproduction of personal correspondence and remarks. They focus on maintaining discretion regarding sensitive documents, specifically agreeing that personal notes should be transcribed rather than photocopied and distributed. The discussion highlights their efforts to manage the circulation of private papers while maintaining a professional standard for official records.

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NARA Description

On March 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:42 pm to 4:46 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 469-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 469-1
Date: March 18, 1971
Time: 4:42 pm - 4:46 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Rose Mary Woods

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 07/26/2022.
3m 41s segment cleared for release. 11s remain closed as 469-001-w001.]
[Personal Returnable]
[469-001-w001]
[Duration: 3m 41s]

     Request
         -Gifts
         -Charles G. "Bebe" Rebozo
         -Robert H. Abplanalp
         -Hobart D. (“Hobe”) Lewis
         -Elmer H. Bobst
         -Gifts
               -Ashtrays
               -Matches
                    -Bob Guthrie

     Jack Drown
          -Presence
          -Tricia Nixon Cox [?]
          -Schedule
                -March 17, 1971
                      -Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon’s birthday
                -Fina Sanchez

     Gifts
             -[Name unintelligible]
                  -Birthday
             -Jimmy Crosby
                  -Clock
             Barbara [Last name unknown]
                  -Health

          -Walter H. Annenberg and Leonore (Cohn) Annenberg
               -Ashtrays
          -Thank-you notes

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          -Walter H. Annenberg and Leonore (Cohn) Annenberg
               -Ashtrays
               -Importance

     The President's health

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[469-001-w001]
[Duration: 11s]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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     Rose Mary Woods’ request

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     President’s eulogy for Whitney M. Young, Jr.
          -A copy for review
          -Publicity

     [James] Harold Wilson
          -A note to the President
               -A copy for William L. Safire
               -Use

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 11/19/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]

[Personal Returnable]
[469-001-w002]
[Duration: 10s]

     Jack Drown and Helene (Colesie) Drown’s schedule
          -The President’s schedule

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Woods left at 4:46 pm

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Thank you.

— 3 min 53 s with no transcribed speech —

So bring me in a copy.

I want to edit the little talk I made at DeMarco.

Put me up and bring me in a copy of it.

They put it out.

I know they put it out.

You know, remember the note that brought Mr. Wilson up here?

Yeah.

I would like to have a zero for that.

to use a sort of human interest.

I just sort of question getting out a Xerox of something that personal while we're alive.

I think...

I don't think we ought to be throwing off a Xerox and then I'll put them there.

No, we shouldn't do that.

We need to copy it down exactly as it is.

you

Also recorded on March 18, 1971

469-002 4:46 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 5:00 pm.
469-003 4:46 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 5:00 pm.
469-004 4:46 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 5:00 pm.
469-005 5:00 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:03 pm.
469-006 5:03 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald H. Walker, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:03 pm and 5:25 pm.
469-007 5:04 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:04 pm and 5:25 pm.
469-008 5:04 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:04 pm and 5:25 pm.
469-009 5:25 PM · 58 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:25 pm to 6:22 pm.

All 13 conversations from March 18, 1971 →

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Nixon phone call with Woods June 13, 1971 · 6 min
Nixon & Woods June 16, 1971 · 2 min
Nixon & Butterfield on Rose Mary Woods September 14, 1971 · 1 min
Nixon & Woods on Record keeping and Presidential files July 12, 1973 · 1 min
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Memorandum for the file November 14, 1972 · 1 min

Cite this conversation

Conversation 469-001, March 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417176217). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/469-001 (accessed October 31, 2026).