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
AI Summary
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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NARA Description
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.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
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
-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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Also recorded on October 12, 1971
- 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.
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- Nixon, Haig & Busia on Peter G. Peterson and Diplomatic relations November 4, 1971 · 1 min
- Nixon, Haldeman & Bull on People's Republic of China and Public opinion polls July 22, 1971 · 9 min
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 011-072, October 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190041). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-072 (accessed November 12, 2026).