Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 699 › Conversation 699-002

Nixon & Woods on Oval Office operations and administrative coordination

Friday, March 31, 1972 · 11:14 AM–11:20 AM ET · Oval Office · 24 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation699-002 on Tape 699 (tape position 01:06:37–01:09:20)StartFriday, March 31, 1972 at 11:14 AMEndFriday, March 31, 1972 at 11:20 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 699-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to coordinate his immediate schedule and manage upcoming appointments. The brief interaction focused on the status of specific administrative preparations and ensuring that Woods was ready to enter the Oval Office with necessary materials. This exchange highlights the routine logistical planning conducted by Nixon and his close staff to maintain the daily flow of executive operations.

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Hi, Roseberry, have you got that thing lined up?
Ah, okay, thanks.
You can come in now with your stuff.

NARA Description

On March 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:14 am and 11:20 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 699-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 699-2

Date: March 31, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:14 am and 11:20 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.

     The President's schedule
          -Unknown event or item
          -Meeting with Woods

Also recorded on March 31, 1972

  • 022-062 8:02 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:02 pm to 8:07 pm.
  • 699-001 10:13 AM · 1 hr — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Manolo Sanchez, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:13 am to 11:14 am.
  • 699-003 11:20 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:20 am to 11:40 am.
  • 699-004 11:42 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Richard E. Bland, W. Howard McClennan, Louis Amabali, Lt. Tommy Arevala, Perce Bugbee, Dorothy S. Duke, Ernst R. G. Eckert, Roger M. Freeman, Robert Hechtman, Albert E. Hole, John F. Hurley, John L. Jablonsky, Keith E. Klinger, Dr. Anne W. Phillips, John A. Proven, Baron Whitaker, William J. Young, Howard D. Tipton, Clayton Willis, George T. Bell, James Casey, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:42 am to 11:59 am.
  • 699-005 11:59 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:59 am to 12:00 pm.
  • 699-006 12:00 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Eugene S. Cowen, Richard K. Cook, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:00 pm to 12:02 pm.
  • 699-007 12:02 PM · 1 hr 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Rose Mary Woods, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:02 pm to 1:58 pm.
  • 699-008 2:00 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:00 pm to 2:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 699-002, March 31, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/699-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).