Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 750 › Conversation 750-004

Nixon & Woods on Eulogy and Thomas F. Eagleton

Friday, July 21, 1972 · 3:35 PM–3:43 PM ET · Oval Office ·4 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Woods, Rose MaryConversation750-004 onTape 750StartFriday, July 21, 1972 at 3:35 PMEndFriday, July 21, 1972 at 3:43 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 750-004 ↗

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President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, reviewed administrative tasks, including a draft eulogy and various pieces of incoming correspondence. The discussion touched upon political developments, specifically the selection of Thomas Eagleton as the Democratic vice-presidential candidate and concerns regarding his health. Additionally, they coordinated logistics for the President’s upcoming departure to Camp David and managed personal social and schedule-related matters.

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I don't need mine.
I just wanted to be sure they found this as a matter of style.
Let me show you.
Which of our fellows is going to be working on that?
I guess Holsberg and others.
Here it is.
It's on the catheter.
I'm going to come in here, and if Gary's going to control it, I'm going to count on my chest to see if Gary can do it.
I'm going to take care of it.
You can talk about it.
You can talk about it.
You can talk about it.
You can talk about it.
I'll give the name to Hogan and see if he's working with somebody else.
And I'm going to tell her anyhow.
Well, that's the way you think about this.
Well, it isn't that.
It isn't.
It's not the reason.
It's part of the reason.
Except that it's...
It's something that added to the eulogies that can make it...
It makes it...
It makes it a story rather than just being a dozen-man prose that's there.
It makes it live.
When you're going up to Camp David, there's a letter here which I think you would find interesting to read from Sam Pryor.
He's, you know, back from Vietnam.
And I talked with him this morning.
You might like to read that one.
And Sam Pryor wrote a letter.
I've been, you know, I write to him back and forth.
And he wrote me another note too long ago saying he's even further convinced how much the Jews have done in devout faith.
And then at the end of my letter to him from San Clemente, I said, now that the Democrats have chosen Eagleton, do you think that will, what do you think it'll do in Missouri?
You know, just for something to fill the letter.
I just keep getting interested in reading that.
Sure.
Because he's talking about Eagleton and what he's like.
Good.
So I don't agree with that point.
Yeah, that's a good thing to do.
And I've got some other little FYIs I'll bring in.
I'll put those in at the same time.
Because these two are very important.
Right.
Does he really confirm that?
Drinking too much?
Yes, sir.
You can't, you know, I'll say it, but you know, you can't bring it in.
Yes.
Because he knows.
I'll send him up there.
I'll get him up.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On July 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:35 pm to 3:43 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 750-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 750-4

Date: July 21, 1972
Time: 3:35 pm - 3:43 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Rose Mary Woods.

     Request for filing

     Draft of eulogy
          -The President’s copy
          -Introduction
          -Hobart D. (“Hobe”) Lewis
          -Raymond K. Price, Jr.

     The President's departure for Camp David

     Letter from Samuel H. Pryor
          -Trip to Vietnam
          -Conversation between Pryor and Woods

     Letter from Sam Krupnick to Rose Mary Woods
          -Jews
          -Woods's letter to Krupnick from San Clemente
                -Thomas F. Eagleton as vice presidential candidate
                     -Missouri
          -Krupnick's reply
                -Eagleton

     Other correspondence

                                       (rev. Mar-02)

     Eagleton
          -Health
                -Introduction for Patrick J. Buchanan

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 11/01/2022.
2m 19s segment cleared for release. 16s remain closed as 750-004-w001.]
[Personal Returnable]
[750-004-w001]
[Duration: 2m 19s]

     Rose Mary Wood's contact with Julie Nixon Eisenhower
         -Telephone calls
         -Meeting

*****************************************************************

BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[750-004-w001]
[Duration: 16s]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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     Twin Circle magazine article
         -Catholic
         -Coverage of Susan Eisenhower's marriage
               -Baby
         -Rose Mary Woods
               -Sent to [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II and Julie Nixon Eisenhower
                    -Reaction

     Weather
         -Air conditioning
         -Temperature
         -Outdoors
               -Rose Mary Woods’ social schedule

                                        (rev. Mar-02)

                      -Clark Macgregor's
                          -Cocktail party [?]
                      -Chance of rain

     The President's exercise
          -Walking
          -Swimming

     Weather at Camp David
         -Compared to Washington, DC
                -Things to do at Camp David

     The President's schedule
          -July 22, 1972 wedding
                -Return to Camp David afterwards
                -Tricia Nixon Cox [?]

*****************************************************************

Woods left at 3:43 pm.

Also recorded on July 21, 1972

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  • 750-003 3:11 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:11 pm to 3:12 pm.
  • 750-016 3:12 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:12 pm and 3:35 pm.
  • 750-005 3:43 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:49 pm.
  • 750-006 3:49 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:49 pm to 3:50 pm.
  • 027-035 3:50 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:50 pm and 4:07 pm.
  • 750-007 3:50 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:50 pm and 4:07 pm.
  • 027-036 4:07 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 4:07 pm to 4:09 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 750-004, July 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/750-004 (accessed September 18, 2026).