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Nixon & Woods on Harold O. Lovre and Condolences

Thursday, January 20, 1972 · 2:32 PM–2:57 PM ET · Oval Office ·22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Woods, Rose MaryConversation652-010 onTape 652 (tape position 01:07:45–01:30:25)StartThursday, January 20, 1972 at 2:32 PMEndThursday, January 20, 1972 at 2:57 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 652-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, discuss the recent death of Harold O. Lovre. The President instructs Woods to ensure that a wreath is sent on his behalf, specifically coordinating with a military aide to handle the arrangement. This brief administrative exchange serves to ensure a proper expression of presidential condolences for the late former congressman.

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Rose, we took care of a brief diastolic for Harold Lowry.
I just noticed he died.
And, uh, if you do it, if you do it sometime, it was an illiterate evening and all that stuff, or not, I guess.
Okay, well, I think we can get out of here.
Okay, come on.

NARA Description

On January 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:57 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 652-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 652-10
Date: January 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:32 and 2:57 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.
       Harold O. Lovre
            -Death
                  -Wreath
                  -Military aide

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 652-010, January 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/652-010 (accessed September 18, 2026).