Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 786 › Conversation 786-003

Nixon & Woods on Presidential papers and administrative requests

Monday, September 25, 1972 · 9:39 AM–9:56 AM ET · Oval Office ·13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Woods, Rose MaryConversation786-003 onTape 786StartMonday, September 25, 1972 at 9:39 AMEndMonday, September 25, 1972 at 9:56 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 786-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to request the retrieval of a specific document he previously asked her to copy. The brief exchange focused on locating and returning this particular draft or file to the President's desk. No further policy or political discussions were recorded during this interaction.

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Rose, I've had to get that one.
Would you bring the last copy that you copied from back to me, please?

NARA Description

On September 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:39 am and 9:56 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 786-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 786-3

Date: September 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:39 am and 9:56 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.

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Also recorded on September 25, 1972

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  • 786-002 9:24 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:24 am to 9:39 am.
  • 786-004 9:39 AM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:39 am and 9:56 am.
  • 786-005 9:56 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:56 am to 10:10 am.
  • 786-006 10:10 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:27 am.
  • 786-007 10:10 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:27 am.
  • 786-008 10:10 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:27 am.
  • 786-009 10:27 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:27 am to 10:44 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 786-003, September 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/786-003 (accessed September 18, 2026).