Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 398 › Conversation 398-005
Nixon & Woods on Don Coryell and Whittier College
Friday, January 19, 1973 · 4:29 PM–4:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to coordinate personal correspondence and administrative tasks. The President dictated a congratulatory note to Don Coryell, a former coach at Whittier College, acknowledging his success in the National Football League. Additionally, they briefly discussed the logistics of the President’s upcoming inaugural speech and checked on the health status of Alice Roosevelt Longworth.
- Don Coryell
- Whittier College
- Rose Mary Woods
- Presidential correspondence
- Inaugural address
- National Football League
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NARA Description
On January 19, 1973, 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 4:29 pm and 4:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 398-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 398-5
Date: January 19, 1973
Time: 4:29 pm - 4:40 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.
President’s notes
-Alice Roosevelt Longworth
-Don Coryell
-Whittier College
-Head coach of St. Louis Cardinals
-National Football League [NFL]
-George Allen
Event
President's Inaugural speechAlso recorded on January 19, 1973
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- 036-010 4:12 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:12 pm and 7:29 pm.
- 036-011 4:12 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:12 pm and 7:29 pm.
- 036-012 4:12 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:12 pm and 7:29 pm.
- 036-013 4:12 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:12 pm and 7:29 pm.
- 398-004 4:29 PM · 11 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 4:29 pm and 4:40 pm.
- 398-006 4:29 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Sally Inge met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:29 pm and 4:40 pm.
- 398-007 4:40 PM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:40 pm to 5:23 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 398-005, January 19, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/398-005 (accessed October 19, 2026).