Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 407 › Conversation 407-012
Nixon & Woods on Lady Bird Johnson and Correspondence
Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 5:29 PM–6:19 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 40 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, regarding the administrative handling of outgoing correspondence. The discussion focused on finalizing a personal note intended for former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson as well as the delivery logistics for official letters addressed to various members of Congress. Woods was tasked with coordinating the specific timing and dispatch of these communications through the military aide and speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr.
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NARA Description
On January 23, 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 5:29 pm and 6:19 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 407-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 407-12
Date: January 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:29 pm and 6:19 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods?.
President's note to Claudia A. (“Lady Bird”) Johnson
-Military aide
President's letter to Congressmembers
-Raymond K. Price, Jr.
-Coghill
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 407-12 (cont’d)
-Time of deliveryAlso recorded on January 23, 1973
- 407-008 4:55 PM · 26 min — 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 4:55 pm and 5:24 pm.
- 407-009 5:24 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:24 pm to 5:29 pm.
- 407-010 5:29 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:29 pm and 6:19 pm.
- 407-011 5:29 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:29 pm and 6:19 pm.
- 407-013 5:29 PM · 11 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 5:29 pm and 6:19 pm.
- 407-014 5:29 PM · 14 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 5:29 pm and 6:19 pm.
- 407-015 5:29 PM · 9 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 5:29 pm and 6:19 pm.
- 036-087 6:19 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:19 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 407-012, January 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/407-012 (accessed October 22, 2026).