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Nixon & Woods on Chapin School and Education

Thursday, March 30, 1972 · 11:32 AM–11:34 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation697-007 on Tape 697 (tape position 02:00:45–02:01:45)StartThursday, March 30, 1972 at 11:32 AMEndThursday, March 30, 1972 at 11:34 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 697-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, briefly discussed the successful admission of Caroline and Alice Rudd to the Chapin School in New York. Woods highlighted her role in facilitating this outcome through personal correspondence. The exchange underscored the positive reception and gratitude expressed by the family regarding the President's influence in the matter.

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Position in tape: 02:00:45 – 02:01:45

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NARA Description

On March 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:32 am and 11:34 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 697-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 697-7

Date: March 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:32 am and 11:34 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Rose Mary Woods.

     Caroline M. Rudd and Alice D. Rudd
          -Letter
          -Chapin School
                -New York

Woods left at an unknown time before 11:34 am.

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You might be interested to know that we wrote the letter that got these two little girls in.
Now in New York.
In New York.
Oh!
And they're so grateful, they love it.

Also recorded on March 30, 1972

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  • 022-050 11:28 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:39 am.
  • 697-005 11:28 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:30 am.
  • 697-006 11:30 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:30 am to 11:32 am.
  • 697-008 11:34 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Oliver W. Rudd, Jr., Mrs. Oliver W. Rudd, Jr., Alice D. Rudd, Caroline M. Rudd, Rose Mary Woods, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:34 am to 11:39 am.
  • 022-051 11:39 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:39 am to 11:42 am.
  • 697-009 11:39 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:39 am.
  • 697-010 11:39 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:39 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 697-007, March 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/697-007 (accessed November 2, 2026).