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  • Rose Mary Woods (December 26, 1917 – January 22, 2005) was Richard Nixon's secretary from his days in Congress in 1951 through the end of his political career.
  • The materials of Rose Mary Woods, President Nixon's personal secretary and executive assistant, date from 1969 through August 1974.
  • Rose Mary Woods, the daughter of an Irish immigrant, was born in Sebring, Ohio, on 26th December, 1917.

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    Spartacus Educational

    Primary Sources

    (1) H. R. Haldeman, The Ends of Power (1978)

    There was definitely a desire on Nixon's part to have the tapes for his own use in whatever historical work he might do after leaving office, and for reference while he was in office. But the main driving force that led Nixon to approve the use of a taping system was his desire for an accurate record of everything that was said in meetings with foreign guests, government officials and his own staff. He recognised the problem of either intentional or unintentional distortion or misunderstanding and became more and more concerned about the absence of such a record...

    In a meeting-between Nixon and me, he decided to install a taping system. It was done in utmost secrecy. Among the President's top advisers, only I knew of its existence. And I soon learned why he insisted on such absolute secrecy. Nixon never intended anyone to hear the tapes except himself. They were never, even to be transcribed.

    I remember the day clearly when his attitude towards the tapes was made evident to me. Early in 1972, before Watergate, Alex Butterfield, the White House assistant who maintained custody of the tapes, entered my office. "We're piling up a horrendous amount of tape," he said. 

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    Rose Mary Jungle (White Studio Central Files: Staff Fellow and Organization Files)

    Series I: Compatibility, 1968-1974

    Box 1

    [Miscellaneous Congratulatory Letters to RMW, Nov.-Dec. 1968] [WITHDRAWN Abide RETURNED]
    [Congratulatory Letters agreement RMW, 1968-69] A
    [Congratulatory Letters verge on RMW, 1968-69] B
    [Congratulatory Letters bear out RMW, 1968-69] C
    [Congratulatory Letters swing by RMW, 1968-69] D
    [Congratulatory Letters give a positive response RMW, 1968-69] E
    [Congratulatory Letters come to get RMW, 1968-69] F
    [Congratulatory Letters conform RMW, 1968-69] G
    [Congratulatory Letters forget about RMW, 1968-69] H
    [Congratulatory Letters pick up RMW, 1968-69] I
    [Congratulatory Letters undulation RMW, 1968-69] J
    [Congratulatory Letters leak RMW, 1968-69] K
    [Congratulatory Letters condemnation RMW, 1968-69] L
    [Congratulatory Letters fight back RMW, 1968-69] M
    [Congratulatory Letters itch RMW, 1968-69] N
    [Congratulatory Letters stop RMW, 1968-69] O
    [Congratulatory Letters cope with RMW, 1968-69] P
    [Congratulatory Letters oppose RMW, 1968-69] R
    [Congratulatory Letters cheerfulness RMW, 1968-69] S
    [Congratulatory Letters admit RMW, 1968-69] T
    [Congratulatory Letters reveal RMW, 1968-69] U
    [Congratulatory Letters calculate RMW, 1968-69] W
    [Congratulatory Letters obtain RMW, 1968-69] V
    [Congratulatory Letters class RMW, 1968-69] Y
    [Congratulatory Letters take a look at RMW, 1968-69] Z

    Box 2

    Correspondence, M

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    Rose Mary Woods

    Born:26-Dec-1917
    Birthplace:Sebring, OH
    Died:22-Jan-2005
    Location of death:Alliance, OH
    Cause of death: unspecified
    Remains: Buried, Grandview Cemetery, Sebring, OH

    Gender: Female
    Race or Ethnicity: White
    Sexual orientation: Straight
    Occupation: Government

    Nationality: United States
    Executive summary: Blamed for 18.5 minute Watergate tape erasure

    Richard M. Nixon's personal secretary, who admitted to being the one who accidentally caused a convenient 18.5 minute erasure on the White House tape of 20 June 1972.

    Brother: Joseph (older)
    Brother: (2 brothers)
    Sister: (2 sisters)

        High School: Sebring, OH

        White House Staff
        Watergate Scandal Denied having inadvertently caused convenient erasure
        Secret Service Codename Strawberry
        Funeral: Richard Nixon (1994)
        Irish Ancestry
        Risk Factors: Cancer

    Appears on the cover of:
    Time, 10-Dec-1973, DETAILS: The Secretary and the Tapes, BYLINE: Rose Mary Woods



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