Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 398 › Conversation 398-006

Nixon & Inge on Alice Roosevelt Longworth and H.R. Haldeman

Friday, January 19, 1973 · 4:29 PM–4:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]; Inge, SallyConversation398-006 on Tape 398StartFriday, January 19, 1973 at 4:29 PMEndFriday, January 19, 1973 at 4:40 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 398-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Sally Inge to dictate informal notes for his personal files regarding various administrative and social matters. The discussion included updates on the health of Alice Roosevelt Longworth and inquiries regarding the scheduling and whereabouts of H.R. Haldeman and Bebe Rebozo. Additionally, the President noted miscellaneous logistical details concerning upcoming events and correspondence.

Audio

Download MP3 · 3.8 MB

Transcript (AI-generated)

This transcript is incomplete. The transcription skipped stretches of speech — roughly 1 minute of this recording (about 45% of it) is represented by only a few words. Listen to the audio rather than relying on the text below; a corrected transcript is queued.

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.

Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data

I sent a note to, uh...
I sent a note to Alice Longworth by hand.
Oh, fine.
Uh, would you, uh, check to see if Mr. Bowles goes around someplace in the neighborhood that he did?
But it comes out to some function, one of the functions.
Okay, there's nothing urgent about it.
I asked my brother because the sound was different.
In fact, the note that I sent to myself
uh...
Thank you.

NARA Description

On January 19, 1973, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 398-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 398-6

Date: January 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:29 pm and 4:40 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President dictated a memorandum for the file.
                                              -6-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 398-6 (cont’d)

*****************************************************************
[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

       President’s note
             -Alice Roosevelt Longworth
                   -Health

[End of segment reviewed under deed of gift]
*****************************************************************

An unknown woman Sally Inge [?] entered at an unknown time after 4:29 pm.

       H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman schedule

       Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo
            -Location
            -Meeting with President

Inge [?] left at an unknown time before 4:40 pm.

*****************************************************************
[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

       Interruption
             -Sally Inge [?]

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
*****************************************************************

       President’s note
             -Alice Roosevelt Longworth
                   -Health
                   -Visit

       President’s note
             -Don Coryell
                                               -7-

                     NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 398-6 (cont’d)

                     -Rose Mary Woods

       Event
               -Woods
               -Balls [?]

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
*************************************************************************

Also recorded on January 19, 1973

  • 036-007 4:12 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:12 pm.
  • 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.
  • 398-005 4:29 PM · 3 min — 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.
  • 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.

All 53 conversations from January 19, 1973 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 398-006, 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/398-006 (accessed October 11, 2026).