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Nixon & Woods on Lady Bird Johnson and Congressional relations

Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 5:29 PM–6:19 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 40 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation407-012 on Tape 407StartTuesday, January 23, 1973 at 5:29 PMEndTuesday, January 23, 1973 at 6:19 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 407-012 ↗

AI Summary

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.

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NARA Description

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 Aid

Conversation 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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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                        Conversation No. 407-12 (cont’d)

            -Time of delivery

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  • 407-013 5:29 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:29 pm and 6:19 pm.
  • 407-014 5:29 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:29 pm and 6:19 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 407-012, January 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/407-012 (accessed November 4, 2026).