Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 905 › Conversation 905-005
Nixon & Woods on Oval Office and White House Tapes
Thursday, April 26, 1973 · 8:04 AM–8:55 AM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, in the Oval Office to discuss undisclosed matters. The majority of the recorded session consists of a withdrawn segment classified as a personal returnable item. Consequently, no substantive policy decisions or administrative actions are publicly documented for this brief encounter.
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NARA Description
On April 26, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:04 am and 8:55 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 905-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 905-5
Date: April 26, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:04 am and 8:55 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Rose Mary Woods.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 905-5 (cont’d)
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 1 m 5s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Woods left at an unknown time before 8:55 am.Also recorded on April 26, 1973
- 905-001 8:04 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:04 am and 8:55 am.
- 905-002 8:04 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:04 am and 8:55 am.
- 905-003 8:04 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:04 am and 8:55 am.
- 905-004 8:04 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:04 am and 8:55 am.
- 905-006 8:04 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:04 am and 8:55 am.
- 905-007 8:04 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:04 am and 8:55 am.
- 905-008 8:55 AM · 1 hr 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:55 am to 10:24 am.
- 905-009 10:24 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:24 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 905-005, April 26, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/905-005 (accessed October 5, 2026).