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Conversation 642-017

TapeTape 642StartMonday, January 3, 1972 at 10:14 AMEndMonday, January 3, 1972 at 10:15 AMTape start time03:21:52Tape end time03:23:33ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Woods, Rose MaryRecording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

President Nixon and his personal secretary Rose Mary Woods briefly consulted regarding the whereabouts of missing important papers. Nixon questioned Woods about the contents of his outbox and whether aide Alexander Butterfield had collected any materials. They also discussed potential locations for the misplaced documents, including the possibility that they were left in the White House residence.

White House administrationRecord managementRose Mary WoodsAlexander ButterfieldOval Office operations
AudioNARA Description

On January 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:14 am to 10:15 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 642-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 642-17

Date: January 3, 1972
Time: 10:14 am - 10:15 am

Location: Oval Office

The President met with Rose Mary Woods.

     Misplaced papers
          -Manolo Sanchez
               -Unknown person who cleaned room [Roosevelt Room?]
          -Possible location
               -Residence
                      -The President's instructions to Sanchez
          -The President's recollection
          -The President's breakfast
          -Out box
          -Alexander P. Butterfield
          -Importance

Woods left at 10:15 am.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Well, it's going to be the 20th at noon.
I've definitely decided it.
Yeah, all right, all right.
I'll give you a gift and go over to him and ask him, please.
All right.
Did anybody pick up, did Alex pick up anything in your outbox yesterday?
No, I didn't put it in the outbox.
No, but I mean, it's got me.
No, he hasn't been in it.
He hasn't been in it.
Thank you.
That isn't in a free ticket.
No, there's no, not in a free ticket.
Okay.
We had it with you yesterday when the road got run this morning?
Well, I don't know.
I'm just walking around.
I figured I might have dropped it.
After a while, if you have a chance, I'll show you that bus and see if you want to pass the storage or O.T.
It'll be pretty good.
Get a hold of him, I say.
Where is he?
He just got out.
Yeah, he's going to pick us up.
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