Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 359 › Conversation 359-007

Nixon & Woods on 1972 Presidential Campaign and Campaign Strategy

Tuesday, September 12, 1972 · 1:17 PM–2:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Woods, Rose MaryConversation359-007 onTape 359StartTuesday, September 12, 1972 at 1:17 PMEndTuesday, September 12, 1972 at 2:35 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 359-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, discuss the logistical planning of his upcoming campaign travel schedule. They evaluate the political strategy of visiting specific towns and the objective of targeting all fifty states to bolster the President's reelection efforts. Nixon directs Woods to organize his travel materials for use during appearances in Washington, D.C., and other key regional locations.

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I wanted to hit him on the head.
If you mind getting what you have, I was going to use it in Washington, D.C.
I'm sitting off with the stations, of course, but I'm sorry to get a...
I understand that it's not a good job to teach somebody what I'm doing right now, and I'm going to do it in places I'm too sure to reference.
Yeah, okay.

NARA Description

On September 12, 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 1:17 pm and 2:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 359-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 359-7

Date: September 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:17 pm and 2:35 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.

            The President's schedule
                -Number of towns visited by the President
                    -John P. Sears
                    -Fifty states
                    -California

                                        (rev. Oct-06)

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 359-007, September 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/359-007 (accessed September 18, 2026).