President Nixon consulted with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, regarding the administrative handling of outgoing correspondence. The discussion focused on finalizing a personal note intended for former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson as well as the delivery logistics for official letters addressed to various members of Congress. Woods was tasked with coordinating the specific timing and dispatch of these communications through the military aide and speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr.
On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:29 pm and 6:19 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 407-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 407-12
Date: January 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:29 pm and 6:19 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods?.
President's note to Claudia A. (“Lady Bird”) Johnson
-Military aide
President's letter to Congressmembers
-Raymond K. Price, Jr.
-Coghill
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Conversation No. 407-12 (cont’d)
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