On November 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, William Thacher Lonstreth, White House operator, Clark MacGregor, and John J. Rooney met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 11:49 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 625-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 625-20
Date: November 29, 1971
Time: 11:20 am - unknown before 11:49 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Rose Mary Woods.
The President's schedule
-William Thacher Longstreth
-Possible call from the President
-Invitations to White House
The President dictated a letter to Longstreth at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 11:25
Letter to Longstreth
-Betty [Surname unknown]
-Previous mayoral election in Philadelphia
-The President's previous experience
[End of dictation]
Forthcoming White House dinner
-Unknown man
-John A. (“Jack”) Mulcahy
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[625-020-w001]
[Duration: 10s]
Forthcoming White House dinner
- John A. (“Jack”) Mulcahy
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White House dinner
-Unknown man
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[625-020-w002]
[Duration: 42s]
Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
-Event [?]
-The President’s opinion
-Rose Mary Woods’ opinion
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Woods's schedule
-The President’s foreign travel
The White House operator[?] talked with the President at an unknown time between 11:20 am
and 11:25 am.
[Conversation No. 625-20A]
[Unintelligible]
[End of telephone conversation]
The President's schedule
The President talked with Clark MacGregor between 11:25 am and 11:26 am.
[Conversation No. 625-20B]
[See Conversation No. 15-148]
[End of telephone conversation]
The President's schedule
-Woods
The President talked with John J. Rooney between 11:27 am and 11:28 am.
[Conversation No. 625-20C]
[See Conversation No. 15-149]
[End of telephone conversation]
The President's schedule
-Woods
-Henry A. Kissinger
-California
-The President's conversation with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Alexander P. Butterfield
-Dwight L. Chapin
-Secretaries
-Stephen B. Bull
-James D. (“Don”) Hughes
-Staff
-Unknown woman
-Presidential travel
-Staff
-Size
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[625-020-w003]
[Duration: 3m 21s]
Conversation with Mamie G. D. Eisenhower on 11/28/1971
-Travel to California
-Helicopter
-Time traveled
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
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[625-020-w003]
[Duration: 1m 12s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
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The President’s schedule
-Previous trip to California [?]
-Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
-Dinner
-Potatoes
Weather
Park [?]
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5
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[625-020-w005]
[Duration: 1m 26s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5
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Briefcase
The President’s sweater
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 6
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[625-020-w006]
[Duration: 5m 33s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 6
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Pending legislation
-Tax Bill
-Possible veto
-MacGregor
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[625-020-w004]
[Duration: 37s]
The President’s health
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Woods left at an unknown time before 11:49 am.This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.