President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, discuss the professional background and legal credentials of William Rehnquist. The brief interaction focuses on Rehnquist’s academic history, his previous clerkship for Justice Robert Jackson, and his subsequent legal career in Arizona prior to his federal service. The dialogue serves to review Rehnquist’s qualifications, likely in preparation for his upcoming nomination to the Supreme Court.
On October 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:36 pm to 6:37 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 281-061 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 281-61 Date: October 21, 1971 Time: 6:36 pm - 6:37 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Rose Mary Woods. [See Conversation No. 12-55]
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