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Nixon, Jamison & Woods on Personnel changes and Retirement

Thursday, July 22, 1971 · 12:36 PM–12:40 PM ET · Oval Office · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Jamison, Robert J.; Jamison, Robert J. (Mrs.); Woods, Rose MaryConversation542-009 on Tape 542 (tape position 03:00:50–03:04:14)StartThursday, July 22, 1971 at 12:36 PMEndThursday, July 22, 1971 at 12:40 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 542-009 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417178507 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with departing Secret Service agent Robert J. Jamison, his wife, and personal secretary Rose Mary Woods for a brief farewell visit. The discussion centered on Jamison's lengthy tenure with the Secret Service, including his experience during a Latin American trip, and his upcoming retirement plans to move to Florida. Nixon presented the couple with presidential gifts as a gesture of appreciation for Jamison's service and continued personal support.

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NARA Description

On July 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Robert J. Jamison, Mrs. Robert J. Jamison, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:36 pm to 12:40 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 542-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 542-9

Date: July 22, 1971
Time: 12:36 pm - 12:40 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Robert J. Jamison, Mrs. Robert J. Jamison and Rose Mary Woods.

     Introductions

     Jamison
          -Length of service in Secret Service
               -Latin American trip
          -Future plans
               -Florida

     Presidential gifts

     Support for the President
         -Appreciation

Jamison et al. left at 12:40 pm.

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Well, I don't think so.
Very young kid.
He must be about 12, I think.
Oh, there he is.
Well, let me tell you, Lou got a great job for us down there.
Remember when he got sick?
When he got sick, he went to the hospital.
Right, right, sure, sure.
Amen.
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Well, thank you very much.
Thank you.
Well, other than that, if they call us New Yorkers, fine.
If they call them Russians, fine.
Right.
Thank you.
Well, I wish you'd see me at a party.
And I just have to, when I work around, you show up and give us a wave.
We'll do that.
I mean, I'll be going home.
All right.
All right.
Thank you.
I can give those two other numbers.
I will.
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Also recorded on July 22, 1971

  • 542-006 12:28 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:28 pm and 12:31 pm.
  • 542-007 12:31 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stanley H. Bear, Mrs. Stanley H. Bear, Susan Bear, Vickie Bear, Nancy Bear, David Bear, and James D. ("Don") Hughes met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:31 pm to 12:35 pm.
  • 542-008 12:36 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:36 pm.
  • 542-010 12:41 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dianne C. Tankoos, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:41 pm to 12:45 pm.
  • 542-011 12:45 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 12:49 pm.
  • 542-012 12:49 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:49 pm to 12:57 pm.
  • 542-013 12:57 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:57 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 266-001 1:06 PM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:06 pm and 1:44 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 542-009, July 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417178507). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/542-009 (accessed November 2, 2026).