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Nixon & Woods on Oval Office and Personal records

Tuesday, October 10, 1972 · 1:35 PM–1:37 PM ET · Oval Office ·13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Woods, Rose MaryConversation795-016 onTape 795StartTuesday, October 10, 1972 at 1:35 PMEndTuesday, October 10, 1972 at 1:37 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 795-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, met privately in the Oval Office for a brief two-minute session. Due to the withdrawal of the recorded content as personal and returnable material, the specific nature of their discussion remains unavailable for public review. No further administrative or policy developments were documented from this brief encounter.

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NARA Description

On October 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:35 pm to 1:37 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 795-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 795-16

Date: October 10, 1972
Time: 1:35 pm - 1:37 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Rose Mary Woods at 1:35 pm.

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[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 2m 4s ]

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Woods left at 1:37 pm.

Also recorded on October 10, 1972

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  • 795-012 12:56 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:20 pm.
  • 795-013 12:56 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:20 pm.
  • 795-014 12:56 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:20 pm.
  • 795-015 1:20 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:35 pm.
  • 795-017 1:37 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:37 pm to 2:30 pm.
  • 366-001 2:30 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 2:40 pm.
  • 366-002 2:30 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 2:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 795-016, October 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/795-016 (accessed September 18, 2026).