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Nixon & Woods on Harrison McCall and memorial service

Thursday, October 5, 1972 · 1:36 PM–2:05 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation364-007 on Tape 364StartThursday, October 5, 1972 at 1:36 PMEndThursday, October 5, 1972 at 2:05 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 364-007 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to provide specific instructions regarding a draft statement for the upcoming memorial service of Harrison McCall. The discussion focused on refining the content and tone of the tribute. The President finalized his requirements for the draft to ensure the statement was appropriately prepared for the event.

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On October 5, 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 1:36 pm and 2:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 364-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 364-7

Date: October 5, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:36 pm and 2:05 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.

        Dictabelt with draft statement for Harrison McCall memorial service
            -Instructions
  • 031-002 12:29 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 1:35 pm.
  • 364-005 1:36 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 2:05 pm.
  • 364-006 1:36 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 2:05 pm.
  • 364-008 1:36 PM · 6 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 1:36 pm and 2:05 pm.
  • 364-009 1:36 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 1:36 pm and 2:05 pm.
  • 364-010 1:36 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 2:05 pm.
  • 364-011 2:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:05 pm to 2:10 pm.
  • 364-012 2:10 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 3:03 pm.

Conversation 364-007, October 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/364-007 (accessed October 12, 2026).