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Conversation 714-005

TapeTape 714StartThursday, April 20, 1972 at 11:06 AMEndThursday, April 20, 1972 at 11:08 AMTape start time02:26:40Tape end time02:30:09ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Woods, Rose MaryRecording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to coordinate logistics for an upcoming social dinner and review his immediate schedule. The discussion focused on managing the guest list, including the attendance of Charles "Bebe" Rebozo, and planning a potential trip to Camp David with Tricia Nixon Cox and the First Lady. Nixon emphasized the need for careful communication with staff and associates regarding these arrangements to avoid administrative complications.

Presidential schedulingRose Mary WoodsCharles G. RebozoWhite House logisticsCamp David
AudioNARA Description

On April 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:06 am to 11:08 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 714-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 714-5

Date: April 20, 1972
Time: 11:06 am - 11:08 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Rose Mary Woods.

     The President's schedule
          -Dinner
               -Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo's attendance
                      -Call to Woods

     Tricia Nixon Cox
           -Attendance at People's Republic of China [PRC] table tennis event at the University
           of Maryland
                -Reception by audience

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[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 1s ]

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 13s ]

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     The President's schedule
          -William P. Rogers
          -White House staff
                -PRC trip
          -Trip to Camp David
                -Tricia Nixon Cox
                -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
                -Woods
                -Dinner
                -Rebozo
                -Departure time

Woods left at 11:08 am.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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If you would, I'll, he's got problems with notification and all that sort of thing, you know, he's got a little on our, and not until, as far as Schultz is concerned, I'm not going to draw him to the day before, but not until the day before.
Obviously, I've said nothing.
And you, on the morning of the thing,
And we'll tell the captain.
We've got to call people like us.
We will.
I've got to call people like Billy Gray.
He's got to know because so that they don't read the paper with such shock.
But we can handle it well.
Yes, I think we can handle it.
and he doesn't want to push himself on coming up here.
He has not really told them he's going to dinner tonight.
Oh.
No, I wanted to come.
I need some relaxation.
Well, that's what I thought.
Yes, sir.
Then he can come on up here.
She's a young lady.
Well, I know, I know.
That's bad people because they've all been working.
They have to work.
But they have never reached.
The Germans have never reached.
They don't.
But you're going to say that you were...
But I'd like her, I told her the very first thing that Trisha wanted to see her last night, that she'd go out with me tonight, I kind of can't do it tomorrow.
And I thought maybe that, maybe you might go out too, if you'd like.
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