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Nixon & Woods on White House administration and correspondence

Thursday, March 15, 1973 · 5:31 PM–5:33 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation880-022 on Tape 880StartThursday, March 15, 1973 at 5:31 PMEndThursday, March 15, 1973 at 5:33 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 880-022 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to troubleshoot a faulty communication buzzer between their offices and verify the status of correspondence regarding an individual named Wilson. Nixon expressed concern over ensuring a specific letter was processed and delivered correctly. Woods confirmed her awareness of the dictation, leading Nixon to prioritize confirming the letter's dispatch before moving forward.

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Yeah, Rose.
That, uh, I don't think the little buzzer works with you in your office.
Oh, that's right.
Did you get a, uh, you saw my dictation about Wilson?
I know that I dictated him.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Did they get it off him, you know?
I just wanted to get the letter that they don't want to hand the letter to him.
I'll get a little mark, she said, and that'll take care of it in heaven.
Right.
No, no, I was just trying to see if the letter had gone, because I don't want to be sure about it.
I guess it ought to be before we can send it in.

NARA Description

On March 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:31 pm to 5:33 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 880-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 880-22

Date: March 15, 1973
Time: 5:31 pm-5:33 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.

[See Conversation No. 37-122]

Also recorded on March 15, 1973

  • 037-121 5:30 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:31 pm.
  • 880-019 5:30 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:31 pm.
  • 880-020 5:30 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:31 pm.
  • 880-021 5:30 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:31 pm.
  • 037-122 5:31 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 5:31 pm to 5:33 pm.
  • 037-123 5:33 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:33 pm and 5:34 pm.
  • 880-023 5:33 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:33 pm to 5:34 pm.
  • 037-124 5:34 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone from 5:34 pm to 5:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 880-022, 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/880-022 (accessed October 25, 2026).