Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-175

Nixon phone call with Woods on Carol Feraci and Ray Conniff

Sunday, January 30, 1972 · 4:57 PM–5:03 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation019-175 on Tape 19StartSunday, January 30, 1972 at 4:57 PMEndSunday, January 30, 1972 at 5:03 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 019-175 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Rose Mary Woods discussed the fallout from an incident involving Carol Feraci, a member of the Ray Conniff Singers, who had publicly criticized the Vietnam War during a recent White House dinner. The conversation addressed the necessity of a background check on Feraci and the broader implications for White House security protocols. Additionally, the pair touched upon administrative matters, including support for the President and logistical details regarding his memoir, 'Six Crises.'

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NARA Description

On January 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 4:57 pm to 5:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-175 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 19-175

Date: January 30, 1972
Time: 4:57 pm - 5:03 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.

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     Ray Conniff
          -Call from the President
          -The President’s memorandum
          -Support for the President
          -Carol Feraci of Ray Conniff Singers
                -Background check

     Feraci

          -White House security
          -Comments about the Vietnam War at White House dinner, January 28, 1972

     Maj. Gen. and Mrs. James D. (“Don”) Hughes
          -Woods’s possible comments
               -Assistance to the President
                    -Apple Valley
                    -The President's book, Six Crisis

Also recorded on January 30, 1972

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  • 019-171 4:35 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 4:53 pm.
  • 019-172 4:53 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 4:53 pm to 4:56 pm.
  • 019-173 4:56 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:56 pm.
  • 019-174 4:57 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:57 pm.
  • 019-176 5:07 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 5:07 pm to 5:24 pm.
  • 019-177 5:24 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:24 pm and 5:26 pm.
  • 019-178 5:26 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 5:26 pm to 5:29 pm.

All 11 conversations from January 30, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 019-175, January 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-175 (accessed October 12, 2026).