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Nixon & Woods on John D. Ehrlichman and Law school

Friday, September 8, 1972 · 3:40 PM–3:44 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Woods, Rose MaryConversation360-008 onTape 360StartFriday, September 8, 1972 at 3:40 PMEndFriday, September 8, 1972 at 3:44 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 360-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to discuss the details of a letter intended for John D. Ehrlichman's son regarding law school. During the brief consultation, the President referenced his own experience graduating from law school in 1935 as a point of reflection for the correspondence. The conversation served to coordinate the drafting and content of this personal communication.

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NARA Description

On September 8, 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 3:40 pm and 3:44 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 360-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 360-8

Date: September 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:40 pm and 3:44 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.

                                        (rev. Oct-06)

         John D. Ehrlichman
           -Son
                  -Law school
                       -Letter from the President
                           -Contents
                       -The President's graduation from law school
                           -1935

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  • 360-009 3:44 PM · 49 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, and Maurice H. Stans met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:44 pm to 4:40 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 360-008, September 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/360-008 (accessed September 18, 2026).