Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 688 › Conversation 688-013

Nixon & Acker on Rose Mary Woods and White House personnel

Saturday, March 18, 1972 · 1:16 PM–1:17 PM ET · Oval Office · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Acker, Marjorie P.Conversation688-013 on Tape 688 (tape position 02:18:21–02:23:54)StartSaturday, March 18, 1972 at 1:16 PMEndSaturday, March 18, 1972 at 1:17 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 688-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met briefly with Marjorie P. Acker to discuss the personal schedule of his private secretary, Rose Mary Woods. The conversation focused on informing the President that Woods would be unavailable for a period during the afternoon. No further substantive policy matters were addressed before Acker departed.

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She's gonna be out a while this afternoon.
She's gonna be out a while this afternoon.

NARA Description

On March 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:16 pm to 1:17 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 688-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 688-13

Date: March 18, 1972
Time: 1:16 pm - 1:17 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Marjorie P. Acker.

     Rose Mary Woods's schedule
          -Possible call from the President

Acker left at 1:17 pm.

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  • 688-011 12:11 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:11 pm and 12:15 pm.
  • 688-012 12:15 PM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 1:15 pm.
  • 688-014 1:20 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:20 pm to 1:21 pm.
  • 688-015 1:21 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:21 pm to 1:22 pm.
  • 688-016 1:22 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:22 pm and 1:24 pm.
  • 688-017 1:22 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:22 pm and 1:24 pm.
  • 688-018 1:24 PM · 2 hr 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, Charles W. Colson, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Helen Drown, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:24 pm to 3:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 688-013, March 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/688-013 (accessed October 3, 2026).