Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 315 › Conversation 315-019
Nixon & Staubach on Super Bowl VI and Dallas Cowboys
Monday, January 17, 1972 · 2:34 PM–3:43 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with professional football player Roger Staubach following the Dallas Cowboys' victory in Super Bowl VI. The President expressed personal admiration for Staubach's athletic performance and bravery on the field. During the meeting, Nixon dictated a congratulatory letter to the quarterback to formally acknowledge his achievements.
- Roger Staubach
- Super Bowl VI
- Dallas Cowboys
- Presidential correspondence
- Sports
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On January 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Roger Staubach met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:34 pm and 3:43 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 315-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 315-19
Date: January 19, 1972
Time: Unknown after 2:34 pm until 3:43 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a letter to Roger Staubach.
Staubach
-Performance in Super Bowl
[Continued as Conversation No. 315-21]Also recorded on January 17, 1972
- 315-016 2:29 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:29 pm to 2:34 pm.
- 315-017 2:34 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:34 pm and 3:43 pm.
- 315-018 2:34 PM · 35 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 2:34 pm and 3:43 pm.
- 018-089 2:39 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:39 pm to 2:43 pm.
- 315-004 2:39 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:39 pm to 2:43 pm.
- 018-090 2:43 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:43 pm and 2:47 pm.
- 315-005 2:43 PM · 17 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 2:43 pm and 2:47 pm.
- 018-091 2:47 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:47 pm to 3:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 315-019, January 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/315-019 (accessed September 29, 2026).