Nixon White House TapesTape 799 › Conversation 799-002

Nixon & Woods on Henry Kissinger

Monday, October 16, 1972 · 8:30 AM–8:34 AM ET · Oval Office ·1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Woods, Rose MaryConversation799-002 onTape 799StartMonday, October 16, 1972 at 8:30 AMEndMonday, October 16, 1972 at 8:34 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 799-002 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to coordinate his daily schedule and manage upcoming appointments. The discussion centered on arrangements for Henry Kissinger's inclusion in the President's calendar. The meeting concluded with Woods preparing to return to finalize these logistical details.

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I don't know if that made any sense to you.
And can I come back and take that?
Yeah, yeah.

On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:34 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 799-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 799-2

Date: October 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:30 am and 8:34 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Rose Mary Woods.

        The President’s schedule
            -Henry A. Kissinger
                -Schedule

Woods left at an unknown time before 8:34 am.
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  • 799-003 8:30 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:34 am.
  • 799-004 8:34 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 8:34 am and 8:50 am.
  • 799-005 8:34 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 8:34 am and 8:50 am.
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  • 799-007 9:29 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:29 am and 9:32 am.
  • 031-048 9:32 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:32 am.
  • 799-008 9:32 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:32 am.

Conversation 799-002, October 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/799-002 (accessed September 18, 2026).