Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 746 › Conversation 746-009
Nixon & Woods on John N. Mitchell and Resignation
Saturday, July 1, 1972 · 11:03 AM–11:07 AM ET · Oval Office · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to coordinate the communication of John N. Mitchell’s resignation. During a brief telephone exchange, Nixon arranged to call Ronald Reagan to discuss the resignation, as well as the strategic value of Reagan's previous trips to Asia and Europe. The discussion prioritized the management of political messaging regarding Mitchell's departure and outreach to key figures like Reagan.
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NARA Description
On July 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:03 am to 11:07 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 746-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 746-9
Date: July 1, 1972
Time: 11:03 am - 11:07 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Rose Mary Woods.
The President’s schedule
-Briefcase
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 31s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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John N. Mitchell’s resignation
-Informing people
The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 11:03 am and
11:07 am.
[Conversation No. 746-9A]
[See Conversation No. 26-57]
[End of telephone conversation]
Mitchell's resignation
-Informing people
-Ronald W. Reagan
Reagan
-Meeting with Henry A. Kissinger
-The President’s forthcoming call to Reagan
-October 1971 trip to Asia
-Value
-Trip to Europe
-Walter H. Annenberg
-Value
Woods left at 11:07 am.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on July 1, 1972
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- 746-011 11:07 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and U. Alexis Johnson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:12 am.
- 026-034 11:12 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:25 am.
- 026-035 11:12 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:25 am.
- 746-012 11:12 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Bruce J. Kehrli, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:19 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 746-009, July 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/746-009 (accessed November 15, 2026).