Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-072

Nixon phone call with Woods on Liberia and Diplomatic relations

Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 9:12 PM–9:13 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation011-072 on Tape 11 (tape position 01:42:09–01:43:39)StartTuesday, October 12, 1971 at 9:12 PMEndTuesday, October 12, 1971 at 9:13 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 011-072 ↗

President Nixon consulted with Henry Kissinger regarding the scheduling of First Lady Pat Nixon for an upcoming diplomatic trip to Liberia. Both parties agreed that the visit would be a positive development, offering the First Lady a significant international platform. Nixon decided to move forward with the plan, anticipating that she would respond favorably to the assignment.

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You know, we've been talking, Henry, and I just finished, and I think we'll have Pat go to Liberia.
I think it's a very good idea.
I think that would be a ten strike in so many ways.
Yeah.
She gets to star and be good in Africa, and it's a way for, you know.
Yeah.
I think that would be very good.
Right.
And she'll like it.
Oh, sure.
You know, and it really, in many, many ways, it would be just great.
All right.
I think that's a really good idea.

On October 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 9:12 pm to 9:13 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-072 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 011-072

 Date: October 12, 1971
 Time: 9:12 pm - 9:13 pm
 Location: White House Telephone

 The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.

 [See Conversation No. 291-5]

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 [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/12/2017.
 Segment cleared for release.]
 [Personal Returnable]
 [011-072-w001]
 [Duration: 38s]

        October 12, 1971 dinner with J. Curtis Counts
             -Rose Mary Woods’s reaction
             -Margaret Theriault’s reaction

        The President’s wardrobe
             -Jacket

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        The President's conversation with Henry A. Kissinger
             -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon's schedule

Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

                    -Liberia

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 [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/12/2017.
 Segment cleared for release.]
 [Personal Returnable]
 [011-072-w003]
 [Duration: 20s]

        October 12, 1971 dinner with J. Curtis Counts
             -Rose Mary Woods’s attendance
             -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon

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  • 011-070 9:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 9:07 pm to 9:09 pm.
  • 291-003 9:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:07 pm to 9:09 pm.
  • 011-071 9:09 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:09 pm and 9:12 pm.
  • 291-004 9:09 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:09 pm and 9:12 pm.
  • 291-005 9:12 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:12 pm to 9:13 pm.
  • 291-006 9:13 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:13 pm and 9:41 pm.
  • 291-007 9:13 PM · 38 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 9:13 pm and 9:41 pm.
  • 011-073 9:41 PM · 3 min — Henry A. Kissinger and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 9:41 pm to 9:44 pm.

Conversation 011-072, October 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-072 (accessed September 28, 2026).