Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 880 › Conversation 880-013
Nixon & Woods on Oval Office and Administrative logistics
Thursday, March 15, 1973 · 2:55 PM–2:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 43 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, held a brief, informal meeting in the Oval Office to address administrative or logistical matters. The dialogue centered on the review of unspecified documents or materials that required Woods’s immediate attention. No major policy decisions were reached during this short interaction, which functioned primarily as a routine exchange concerning office workflow.
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NARA Description
On March 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:55 pm and 2:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 880-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 880-13
Date: March 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:55 pm and 2:59 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Rose Mary Woods.
President’s approval of item
-President's meeting with Lucy Ferguson
Prisoners of war [POWs]
-Reception
The President and Woods left at an unknown time before 2:59 pm.Also recorded on March 15, 1973
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 880-013, March 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/880-013 (accessed October 12, 2026).