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Nixon, Sanchez & Woods on social arrangements and Oval Office

Thursday, March 23, 1972 · 6:24 PM–6:27 PM ET · Oval Office · 52 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo; Woods, Rose MaryConversation692-008 on Tape 692 (tape position 02:23:28–02:25:01)StartThursday, March 23, 1972 at 6:24 PMEndThursday, March 23, 1972 at 6:27 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 692-008 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal aide Manolo Sanchez and secretary Rose Mary Woods to discuss plans for an evening social gathering. The participants coordinated their schedules, specifically addressing time constraints regarding Woods's departure and dinner plans. The meeting served as a brief administrative arrangement for their personal logistics before the group concluded the discussion.

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Hi.
I was wondering if you wanted to come over and see what's going on.
No, I have to be gone by 7.30 because the secret comes with hanging from me.
We go over and drink, eat, and so you can just put your coat on and grab a bite.
Alright.

On March 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:24 pm to 6:27 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 692-008 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 692-8

Date: March 23, 1972
Time: 6:24 pm - 6:27 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     Briefcase
          -Executive Office Building [EOB]

Rose Mary Woods entered at 6:24 pm.

     Woods’s schedule

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 08/07/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[692-008-w001]
[Duration: 11s]

     Rose Mary Woods’s schedule
          -Return home
               -Timing

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     Rose Mary Woods’s schedule
          -Dinner

Sanchez and Woods left at 6:27 pm.
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Conversation 692-008, March 23, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/692-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).