Nixon White House TapesTape 744 › Conversation 744-019

Nixon, Woods & Rossi on Gift presentation and Soviet Union summit

Friday, June 30, 1972 · 12:10 PM–12:16 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Woods, Rose Mary;  Rossi, Anthony T. ("Tony");  Mongelli, AcheilleConversation744-019 onTape 744 (tape position 02:58:23–03:03:23)StartFriday, June 30, 1972 at 12:10 PMEndFriday, June 30, 1972 at 12:16 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 744-019 ↗

President Nixon met with Rose Mary Woods, Anthony T. Rossi, and Acheille Mongelli to facilitate a brief exchange involving the presentation of gifts. The discussion also touched upon the President's recent diplomatic trip to the Soviet Union and his interview with journalist Clifford Evans. Woods expressed the President's appreciation to the guests before the group concluded their meeting.

Audio for this conversation has not been released by the National Archives.

No transcript is available because the audio has not been released.

On June 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Anthony T. ("Tony") Rossi, and Acheille Mongelli met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:10 pm to 12:16 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 744-019 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 744-19

Date: June 30, 1972
Time: 12:10-12:16 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Rose Mary Woods, Anthony T. Rossi, and Achilles Mangelli.

     Presentation of gifts by the President

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     The President’s previous trip to the Soviet Union

                                        (rev. Feb-02)

           -Woods
           -The President’s appreciation

     The President's interview with Clifford Evans

Rose Mary Woods, et al., left at 12:16 pm.
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Conversation 744-019, June 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/744-019 (accessed September 18, 2026).