Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 778 › Conversation 778-008

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Rose Mary Woods

Friday, September 15, 1972 · 10:30 AM–10:39 AM ET · Oval Office ·18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation778-008 onTape 778StartFriday, September 15, 1972 at 10:30 AMEndFriday, September 15, 1972 at 10:39 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 778-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unknown female visitor to inquire about the schedule and activities of his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. The visitor informed the President that Woods was absent to visit Kathleen Stans, the wife of former Secretary of Commerce Maurice Stans, who was hospitalized. No policy discussions occurred, as the exchange was limited to a brief personal update.

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I'm just checking to see if Rose had anything she wanted to ask me about.
Oh, she went out to see Kathleen today in the hospital.
Oh, that's good.

NARA Description

On September 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 10:39 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 778-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 778-8

Date: September 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:30 am and 10:39 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown woman.

         Rose Mary Wood's schedule
            -Hospital
                -Kathleen (Carmody) Stans

The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 10:39 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 778-008, September 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/778-008 (accessed September 18, 2026).