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Conversation: 835-003

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Start Date: 8-Jan-1973 8:42 AM

End Date: 8-Jan-1973 9:33 AM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Woods, Rose Mary

Recording Device: Oval Office

835-003.mp3

NARA Description:

On January 8, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:42 am to 9:33 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 835-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 835-3

Date: January 8, 1973
Time: 8:42 am and 9:33 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Rose Mary Woods at 8:42 am.


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        President’s family matters
               -Notes from trips
               -Claudia A. (Taylor) (“Lady Bird”) Johnson

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                 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                       Tape Subject Log
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                                                          Conversation No. 835-3 (cont’d)

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      Cassette arrangement
             -Length of tapes
             -Memoranda to the files
             -Transcription
             -Filing

      Transcriber
             -Changes
             -Filing
             -Camp David

      Office decorations
             -Unknown man
             -Framed picture

     Call from Louis [surname unknown]
             -History
             -Visit

      Inaugural activities
             -Invitation requests
                     -Sunday worship service
                     -Anna C. Chennault
                     -Ministers
                     -Volume
                     -Participation
                             -Logistics


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                    -Family members
                    -Ned Sullivan
                           -Quantity
                           -Reception
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                    Tape Subject Log
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                                                          Conversation No. 835-3 (cont’d)


      White House invitations
            -Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
                    -Family members
            -Note to Julie Nixon Eisenhower
                    -Overnight facility
                            -Guests
                            -Drown family
                            -Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
            -Effect on visitors
                    -Mrs. Nixon

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             -Dwight D. Eisenhower
             -Lyndon B. Johnson
             -Mrs. Nixon
             -Julie Nixon Eisenhower
             -White House movies
             -Allen Pritchard
             -John W. McCormack
             -Family
             -Overnight stay
             -DeWitt and Lila (Acheson) Wallace
             -John W. Mulcahy
             -W. Clement Stone
             -Leslie T. (“Bob”) Bob Hope

      Appointment possibilities
            -Joseph Woods
                   -Highway Safety Commission
                   -Narcotics

      Inaugural activities
             -Church service
             -Congressional participation
                     -Senators
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                               Tape Subject Log
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                                                        Conversation No. 835-3 (cont’d)

               -Congressmen
        -Inaugural Committee
        -Other participants
               -Bernard J. (“Bunny”) Lasker
                       -Wife
               -Chennault
                       -Jack Anderson
                       -Louis [surname unknown]
                       -Tom Corcoran
                       -[First name unknown] Powers
                       -Request for ambassadorship to Far East
                               -Routing to Frederick V. Malek

Edward Bennett Williams
      -Letter
      -Washington Redskins
      -Jean L. Dixon
      -Comparison with John B. Connally
      -Citing of potential difficulties with
              -Democratic National Committee
              -Lawrence F. O'Brien, Jr.
              -Washington Post
                     -William P. Rogers
      -Response
      -Date
      -Reference to Charles W. Colson
      -Expression of gratitude
      -Redskins organization
      -Dictation
      -George E. Allen
      -Game invitation
              -Regret

Dixon
        -Assessment of Williams
               -Ernie Pinkert
                      -Family member
                      -Washington Redskins player
                      -University of Southern California [USC]
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                       NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                              Tape Subject Log
                                                (rev. Feb.-09)

                                                                             Conversation No. 835-3 (cont’d)

                          -Compared to Connally
                          -Robert D. (“Bobby”) Baker
                                 -Defense lawyer
                                 -Lyndon B. Johnson
                                        -Finances


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                                   -Contractors
                                   Cash transactions

        Rebozo
              -Luncheon invitation


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                                                       Conversation No. 835-3 (cont’d)


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      Roy L. Ash
             -Washington Post

      Catholics in Cabinet
             -Ash
             -John V. (“Jack”) Brennan
             -George P. Shultz's wife

      Ash
             -Litton Company

      Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC] head
              -Lasker
                     -Daniel W. Cook
                            - George B. Cook

      Julie Nixon Eisenhower


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             -Position in East Wing
                     -Elmer H. Bobst
                     -Mrs. Nixon
                     -Constance M. (“Connie”) Stuart

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             -Helen Smith
             -Marge Byers
             -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                     Tape Subject Log
                                       (rev. Feb.-09)

                                                        Conversation No. 835-3 (cont’d)

               -Unknown woman
               -Stuart
               -Anne L. Armstrong
               -Lucy A. Winchester
                       -Rex W. Scouten
               -Steven B. Bull
               -Ronald L. Ziegler
               -Helen A. Thomas
               -White House guests


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      Stuart
               -Julie Nixon Eisenhower
               -Mrs. Nixon
               -Haldeman
               -Salary

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               -“Lady Bird” Johnson
               -Liz Carpenter
               -Mrs. Nixon
               -Press relations
               -Republican National Convention [RNC]


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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                      Tape Subject Log
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                                                             Conversation No. 835-3 (cont’d)


                       -Personality
                       -Julie Nixon Eisenhower
                       -Haldeman
                       -Lighting

      Redecorating Oval Office
            -Trusdale painting [?]
            -Removal of Boehm Birds
            -Books
            -Ceiling fixture


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             -Kennedys
             -Picture
             -Mrs. Nixon
             -Julie Nixon Eisenhower
                     -Armstrong
             -“Lady Bird” Johnson

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      Publicity
              -Press
                    -Washington DC
                    -Compared to other locations
                    -Stuart
             -Armstrong
                    -Bicentennial
                            -Administrative assistants
                            -School children’s involvement
                            -Program by a foundation
                            -Essays
                            -Speeches
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                       Tape Subject Log
                                         (rev. Feb.-09)

                                                            Conversation No. 835-3 (cont’d)

                              -Prize levels
                              -Mrs. Nixon
                              -Award location
              -Stuart
                        -Employment situation
                        -Location of residence
                        -John D. Ehrlichman
                        -Husband
                                -Real estate
                        -Future employment
                        -Mrs. Nixon
                        -Julie Nixon Eisenhower
                        -Byers
                                -Skills
                                -Loyalty

       Rebozo

Woods left at 9:33 am.