Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 363 › Conversation 363-011
Nixon & Woods on Staffing and Pierre Rinfret
Tuesday, August 8, 1972 · 3:45 PM–4:08 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to discuss various administrative and personal matters, including the hiring of an aide to assist First Lady Pat Nixon with travel and wardrobe. The President also provided instructions regarding a report by financial analyst Pierre Rinfret, specifically directing that John Ehrlichman address the perceived liberal bias of financial writers. Additionally, the pair discussed the President’s reading habits and health concerns regarding the family dog, King Timahoe.
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NARA Description
On August 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 3:45 pm and 4:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 363-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 363-11
Date: August 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:45 pm and 4:08 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.
Woods's health
-The President's health
-Gen. Walter R. Tkach
Unknown person’s schedule
Employment of an unknown woman
-Republican National Convention
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-Leave of absence
-Duties of possible position
-Mrs. Nixon
-Daughters
Note
-Unknown woman
Scheduling
-Key Biscayne
-Unknown woman
[First name unknown] Susquin (sp?)
Report
-Pierre Rinfret
-John D. Ehrlichman's reply
-Financial writers
-Biases
-Instruction for Ehrlichman
-The President’s schedule
-Forthcoming Cabinet meeting at Camp David
-Rinfret
-Letter
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 3m 32s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
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Unknown book
-Mobilization of press
-Mobilization of Senate
-Space program
-War in Vietnam
-Cambodian incursion
-The President’s May 8, 1972 decision
-The President’s reading
Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. McCabe
[King Timahoe]
-Unknown beachAlso recorded on August 8, 1972
- 363-010 3:45 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Lawrence M. Higby met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 4:08 pm.
- 363-012 3:45 PM · 8 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 3:45 pm and 4:08 pm.
- 029-053 4:08 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:08 pm.
- 363-013 4:08 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:08 pm.
- 029-054 4:10 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:10 pm.
- 363-014 4:10 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:10 pm.
- 029-055 4:11 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:11 pm.
- 029-056 4:11 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 4:47 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 363-011, August 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/363-011 (accessed October 13, 2026).