Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 917 › Conversation 917-021

Nixon & Woods on Watergate and White House files

Monday, May 14, 1973 · 11:59 AM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation917-021 on Tape 917StartMonday, May 14, 1973 at 11:59 AMEndMonday, May 14, 1973 at 11:59 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 917-021 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to discuss sensitive files related to the Watergate investigation. The brief interaction focused on the President's assessment of these documents and their management. No specific action items were recorded beyond the handling and review of these materials.

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NARA Description

On May 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:59 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 917-021 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 917-021

Date: May 14, 1973
Time: 11:59 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Rose Mary Woods.

       Watergate
             -Files
                       -President’s assessment

Woods left at 11:59 am.

Also recorded on May 14, 1973

  • 917-019 11:40 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:40 am to 11:42 am.
  • 917-020 11:42 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:42 am to 11:59 am.
  • 046-026 11:59 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:03 pm.
  • 917-022 11:59 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:03 pm.
  • 917-023 11:59 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:03 pm.
  • 046-027 12:03 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Lawrence M. Higby talked on the telephone from 12:03 pm to 12:04 pm.
  • 917-024 12:03 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Lawrence M. Higby met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:03 pm to 12:04 pm.
  • 917-025 12:04 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), Vera Clemente, William S. Moorhead, Hugh Scott, Richard S. Schweiker, Jaime Benitez, Willie Stargell, Manny Sanguillen, Orlando Zabala, Kenneth Davis, Paul Nieves, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:04 pm to 12:19 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 917-021, May 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/917-021 (accessed October 1, 2026).