President Nixon met with Rose Mary Woods and spoke briefly with Tricia Nixon Cox to coordinate logistical details regarding his impending departure for Camp David and his upcoming schedule. The discussion primarily focused on administrative matters, including the handling of dictabelts for the President's private files and requests for revisions to a speech draft on urban policy prepared by Raymond K. Price, Jr. Woods was tasked with managing campaign surrogate schedules and ensuring the prompt delivery of speech materials for the President's review.
On October 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Rose Mary Woods, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:35 am to 9:40 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 377-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 377-11
Date: October 29, 1972
Time: 9:35 am - 9:40 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Rose Mary Woods at 9:35 am.
Dictabelts for private file
The President’s schedule
-Departure [for Camp David]
-Campaign surrogates meeting
The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 9:35 am and
(rev. Aug-03)
9:39 am.
[Conversation No. 377-11A]
[See Conversation No. 32-83]
[End of telephone conversation]
Raymond K. Price, Jr.
-Speech draft on urban policy
-Request from the President
The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox between 9:39 am and 9:40 am.
[Conversation No. 377-7B]
[See Conversation No. 32-84; one item has been withdrawn]
[End of telephone conversation]
Urban policy speech
-Changes
-The President’s schedule
-Camp David
Speech drafts
Woods' schedule
-Campaign surrogates schedule
-Departure time
-Helicopter
Woods left at 9:40 am.This 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 Do not cite this transcript as authoritative.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.