President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, discuss the aftermath of a dinner held for White House correspondents the previous evening. They review reactions from attendees, including journalists such as Jerry Green and John P. Sutherland, and mention the involvement of various political figures like John N. Mitchell and Chief Justice Warren E. Burger. The conversation also briefly touches upon a communication from Senator Charles H. Percy regarding Peter G. Peterson.
On May 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 2:18 pm to 2:21 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-136 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 2-136
Date: May 9, 1971
Time: 2:18 pm - 2:21 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.
President's dinner with White House correspondents, May 8, 1971
-John P. Sutherland
-James F. Chambers, Jr.
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Charles H. Percy's call to Woods
-Peter G. Peterson
Dinner with White House correspondents
-Jerry Green's reaction
-John N. Mitchell
-Peter Lisagor
-Chief Justice Warren E. Burger
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