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Woods on White House tour and Rose Garden

Thursday, April 20, 1972 · 11:08 AM–11:39 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsWoods, Rose Mary; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation714-006 on Tape 714 (tape position 02:30:09–02:31:10)StartThursday, April 20, 1972 at 11:08 AMEndThursday, April 20, 1972 at 11:39 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 714-006 ↗

AI Summary

Rose Mary Woods hosted unidentified guests in the Oval Office to facilitate a tour of the White House grounds and facilities. The discussion primarily focused on logistical planning for the visitors' schedule, including coordination for an evening dinner with Tricia Nixon. The participants also briefly touched upon the arrival and departure logistics of other individuals involved in the day's events.

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2:30:08And I thought maybe that, maybe you might go out too, if you'd like.
2:30:11But I called Trisha to make sure that she knows that about seven o'clock we'll go, and if they need a late lunch, so that we can have dinner up there at seven thirty, they're not, can't help me to come out.
2:30:23Well, he's old.
2:30:24He's got a lifetime.
2:30:25Yeah, well, he wanted to, but then, yeah.
2:30:27He doesn't have to be here.
2:30:28He'll be sailing about 6.30 to 7 o'clock.

NARA Description

On April 20, 1972, Rose Mary Woods and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:08 am and 11:39 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 714-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 714-6

Date: April 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:08 am and 11:39 am
Location: Oval Office

Rose Mary Woods met with unknown persons.

     White House tour
          -Rose Garden
          -Presidential seal
                -Ceiling
          -Rose Garden
                -Flowers

Woods and the unknown persons left at an unknown time before 11:39 am.

Also recorded on April 20, 1972

  • 714-005 11:06 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:06 am to 11:08 am.
  • 099-001 11:08 AM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon and members of the President's Panel on Nonpublic Education, including Clarence Walton, Rev. William E. McManus, Ivan E. Zylstra, Dr. Sidney P. Marland, Jr., Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Norman Karsh, Lewis A Engman, and Roy D. Morey, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 11:08 am and 11:59 pm.
  • 099-005 11:39 AM — Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Egil ("Bud") Krogh, and the Domestic Council met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 3:07 pm.
  • 099-006 11:39 AM · 24 min — Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., and the Domestic Council met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 3:07 pm.
  • 099-008 11:39 AM · 4 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 3:07 pm.
  • 099-009 11:39 AM — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 3:07 pm.
  • 099-013 11:39 AM — United States Secret Service agents met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 3:07 pm.
  • 714-007 11:43 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Clifford D. Carlson, Carol A. Carson, Max L. Friedersdorf, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:43 am to 11:46 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 714-006, April 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/714-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).