President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to discuss political strategy and administrative tasks regarding upcoming campaign materials. The conversation focused on a memorandum intended for H.R. Haldeman concerning public statements by Democratic rivals Edmund Muskie, John Lindsay, and George McGovern. Specifically, they addressed the implications of recent primary and caucus results in Iowa and Arizona to shape the administration's political narrative.
On February 2, 1972, 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 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 318-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 318-29
Date: February 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.
Dictabelt
-Transcription
-Memorandum to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Patrick J. Buchanan
-Edmund S. Muskie's statement
-John V. Lindsay and George S. McGovern's success in Arizona primary
and Iowa caucusesThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.