President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, discuss scheduling matters regarding a trip to Camp David and Woods's personal commitments following a recent death in her family. The conversation shifts to the security implications of the assassination attempt on George C. Wallace, with the participants evaluating the mental state of the assailant, Arthur Bremer. They conclude by debating the necessity of heightened Secret Service protection for other political figures, including Edward M. Kennedy and John B. Connally.
On May 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 9:36 pm to 9:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-128 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 24-128 Date: May 15, 1972 Time: 9:36 pm - 9:39 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Rose Mary Woods. [See also Conversation No. 339-17] Woods's location -Return home -Time -Dinner Woods's meeting with the President Trip to Camp David -Woods's schedule -Death in family Attack on George C. Wallace -Arthur H. Bremer -Mental condition -Candidate protection -Edward M. Kennedy -Necessity -John B. Connally -Woods’s view -Need for protection
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