Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 882 › Conversation 882-009
Nixon & Woods on Oval Office and Administrative matters
Saturday, March 17, 1973 · 12:27 PM–12:28 PM ET · Oval Office · 19 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to discuss his daily schedule. The exchange was limited to a brief arrival confirmation, lasting only one minute before Woods departed. No significant policy decisions or substantive actions were recorded during this brief encounter.
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NARA Description
On March 17, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:27 pm to 12:28 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 882-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 882-9
Date: March 17, 1973
Time: 12:27 pm - 12:28 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Rose Mary Woods.
President’s schedule
Rose Mary Woods left at 12:28 pm.Also recorded on March 17, 1973
- 416-042 11:15 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:15 am and 11:25 am.
- 882-014 11:15 AM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:15 am and 12:27 pm.
- 416-043 11:25 AM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Manolo Sanchez, and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:25 am to 12:33 pm.
- 882-010 12:28 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, unknown person(s), Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, William Warnack, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:28 pm to 12:47 pm.
- 882-011 12:47 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:47 pm.
- 882-012 12:47 PM · 1 hr 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), John W. Dean, III, White House operator, and Wilbur D. Mills met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:47 pm to 2:10 pm.
- 037-139 1:25 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 1:42 pm.
- 037-140 1:42 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Wilbur D. Mills talked on the telephone from 1:42 pm to 1:52 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 882-009, March 17, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/882-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).