Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 313 › Conversation 313-017
Nixon & Woods on Presidential Birthday and John Connally
Monday, January 10, 1972 · 3:15 PM–3:25 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and his secretary, Rose Mary Woods, met to discuss administrative matters, personal gifts, and logistics regarding the President's recent birthday. The conversation covered the review of correspondence and medical reports, specifically an article concerning the drug Dilantin and John Connally's health. Additionally, they coordinated upcoming travel arrangements and scheduling for First Lady Pat Nixon and family members.
- Rose Mary Woods
- Presidential Birthday
- John Connally
- Dilantin
- Administrative Logistics
- Scheduling
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NARA Description
On January 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:15 pm to 3:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 313-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 313-17
Date: January 10, 1972
Time: 3:15 pm - 3:25 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Rose Mary Woods.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/18/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[313-017-w001]
[Duration: 58s]
Odes for the President's birthday
-The President's discovery
-Briefcase
-Mary A. Fenton
-The President’s opinion
-Possible publication
-Authors of previous odes
-[Unintelligible names]
-Mary A. Fenton
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[Mary A. Fenton]
-Tour of second floor
Jack J. Dreyfus, Jr.
-Article on drug Dilantin [Phenytoin]
-Reading by the President
-Kenneth R. Cole, Jr.
-Previous dealings
-Dreyfus's claims
-Letter from the President
-[Food and Drug Administration]
-Charles C. Edwards
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/18/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[313-017-w002]
[Duration: 53s]
The President's birthday
-Acknowledgement of gift
-Rose Mary Woods
-Tricia Nixon Cox
-Pearl studs [?]
-Jack Drown and Helene (Colesie) Drown
-Telephone call
-Robert K. Gray
-Richard E. (“Dick”) Berlin
-Gold silverware
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Memorandum
Tape
-Contents
-Letter
-Briefcase
John B. Connally
-Health
-Dr. W. Kenneth Riland
-Schedule
-Woods's forthcoming conversation with Janet [Surname unknown]
-Health
-Activities
-Weather
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/18/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[313-017-w004]
[Duration: 2m 13s]
Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon's schedule
-Conversation with Rose Mary Woods
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower's schedule
-Trip
The President's schedule
-Azores trip
-Commercial airlines
-Previous flights
-Frequency of travel
-Return to residence
-Mary A. Fenton
-Tricia Nixon Cox's schedule
-Meeting with Mary A. Fenton and Rose Mary Woods
-Time
-Birthday odes
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Woods left at 3:25 pm.Also recorded on January 10, 1972
- 313-015 3:00 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:15 pm.
- 313-016 3:00 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:15 pm.
- 018-039 3:25 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:31 pm.
- 313-018 3:25 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:31 pm.
- 313-019 3:25 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:31 pm.
- 313-020 3:25 PM · 7 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 3:25 pm and 3:31 pm.
- 018-040 3:31 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 3:42 pm.
- 313-021 3:31 PM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William F. ("Billy") Graham, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Melvin R. Laird met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 5:11 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 313-017, January 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/313-017 (accessed September 29, 2026).