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Nixon, Tankoos & Woods on Personnel and International travel

Thursday, July 22, 1971 · 12:41 PM–12:45 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Tankoos, Dianne C.; Woods, Rose MaryConversation542-010 on Tape 542 (tape position 03:04:14–03:06:07)StartThursday, July 22, 1971 at 12:41 PMEndThursday, July 22, 1971 at 12:45 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 542-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Rose Mary Woods and Dianne C. Tankoos to acknowledge Tankoos' commendable service to the administration. The President discussed her upcoming trip to Paris and expressed encouragement regarding her desire to travel and see the world. The brief exchange concluded with the President formally expressing his appreciation for her work.

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Okay.
Yeah.
All right.
How old are you?
I'm 22. Who are you?
Now you're off to, off to Paris.
You've always wanted to go.
Yeah, I've always had that feeling in my back.
I had this desire to see the world.
You do it.
You do it.
You're absolutely right.
You do it.
You have to travel.
You have to travel one at a time.
You've been, uh, the first time you've been to Paris.
Well, I think what we're going to do is we're going to do a little...
You've done a great job for us.
We appreciate it.
Bye.

NARA Description

On July 22, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 542-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 542-10

Date: July 22, 1971
Time: 12:41 pm - 12:45 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Dianne C. Tankoos and Rose Mary Woods.

     Tankoos
         -Job
         -State Department
         -Age

     Paris trip

     Presidential gift

     Tankoos’ work
         -Appreciation

Tankoos and Woods left at 12:45 pm.

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.
  • 542-009 12:36 PM · 3 min — 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.
  • 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 542-010, July 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/542-010 (accessed October 9, 2026).