Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 752 › Conversation 752-008

Nixon, Gallagher & Woods on 1972 Presidential Campaign and John B. Connally

Tuesday, July 25, 1972 · 10:57 AM–11:12 AM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary; Gallagher, Raymond A.Conversation752-008 on Tape 752StartTuesday, July 25, 1972 at 10:57 AMEndTuesday, July 25, 1972 at 11:12 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 752-008 ↗

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President Nixon met with Rose Mary Woods to discuss various personal matters, including family schedules, press coverage of the 1972 campaign, and reactions to media stories. Following this, Nixon held a phone conversation with Raymond A. Gallagher to express appreciation for his political support and to strategize on the "Democrats for Nixon" initiative. The discussions primarily centered on campaign outreach efforts, the strategic role of John B. Connally, and managing support from prominent Democrats and labor figures.

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Hello?

Yeah.

Hello?

Ray, I just called to tell you how much I appreciated your support, which I saw on the news at the time and so forth.

It sure could be to be on the same team with you.

You know, a couple of fighters.

I must say, though, when I saw this call, your calls out, I thought it was about the D.O.W.

where he said, yes, we

The only thing that they would understand is something that gets to them.

Otherwise, they're just going to thumbs their nose back and return.

That's right.

Why, we try to understand how they're doing over here.

We try to be more of a thing.

All right.

Oh, good.

Relax, Michael.

Okay.

Well, I'm sure everybody knows, particularly our Democratic friends, that I consider this to be a campaign that's not personal.

It's not part and parcel of the country.

We want to come forward on that basis, and everybody's going to be treated exactly that way.

Right.

Okay.

I'll do my best.

I don't know what I want to do.

I've got to do the least.

I'm sure we can do that last year, but

We don't connect.

You do.

You'll be in touch.

Okay.

NARA Description

On July 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Raymond A. Gallagher met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:57 am and 11:12 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 752-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 752-8

Date: July 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:57 am and 11:12 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Rose Mary Woods.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 11/07/2022.
Segment cleared for release.]

[Personal Returnable]
[752-008-w001]
[Duration: 2m 42s]

     Files

     Julie Nixon Eisenhower
           -The President’s previous conversation
           -Dabney Hibbert
           -Mother of Dabney Hibbert
                -Washington Star story
                      -Reaction
           -Newspapers
                -The President’s opinion
                      -Spiro T. Agnew Vice Presidency announcement
                          -Compared with social events

     1972 campaign
         -Washington Star series on George S. McGovern
              -Rose Mary Woods’ opinion
              -Spiro T. Agnew [?]
              -The President’s opinion

     Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon’s schedule
         -July 27, 1972 trip to New York
               -Clothing

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The President talked with Raymond A. Gallagher.

[Conversation No. 752-8A]

[See Conversation No. 27-50]

[End of telephone conversation]

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 11/08/2022.
6m 36s segment cleared for release with three segments of 2m 21s, 46s, and 11s remaining
closed as 752-008-w003 and 752-008-w004, and 752-008-w005 respectively.]

[Personal Returnable]
[752-008-w003]
[Duration: 6m 36s]

     Julie Nixon Eisenhower
           -California
           -Barbara H. Firestone

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
[Personal Returnable]
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[Duration: 2m 21s]

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     1972 campaign
         -John B. Connally
         -Lyndon B. Johnson
               -Conversation with the President
                     -The President’s opinion
                     -Lyndon B. Johnson's daughters and grandchildren
               -Forthcoming meeting with George S. McGovern
               -Role in 1972 campaign
         -John B. Connally
               -Phil Regan's letter
         -Democrats for Nixon
               -Phil Regan's letter
                     -Response
                     -California committee
                     -James Roosevelt's forthcoming meeting with Phil Regan
                     -Forward to John B. Connally
               -Letters
               -Rock Island County, Illinois Young Democrats
                     -Request for photo of the President

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[Duration: 46s]

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    1972 campaign
        -Democrats for Nixon
             -Phil Regan
                   -Labor
                       -[Unknown first name ] McDonald
                       -Role with John F. Kennedy
             -James Roosevelt
                   -Franklin D. Roosevelt
             -Francis A. (“Frank”) Sinatra
             -James Roosevelt
                   -Response
                       -John B. Connally
             -Mailing address
                   -Charles W. Colson
                       -John B. Connally
                              -Previous appearance on Today

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Woods left at 11:12 am.

Also recorded on July 25, 1972

198-005 10:07 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:07 am and 10:09 am.
198-006 10:09 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:09 am to 10:18 am.
198-007 10:18 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:18 am and 10:31 am.
752-007 10:36 AM · 21 min — Stephen B. Bull, Frank C. Coleman, Herbert Stein, Russell E. Train, Arthur F. Sampson, Darrell M. Trent, Donald H. Rumsfeld, John D. Ehrlichman, White House photographer, and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:36 am to 10:57 am.
027-049 10:57 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:57 am and 11:00 am.
752-015 10:57 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:57 am and 11:00 am.
027-050 11:00 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond A. Gallagher talked on the telephone from 11:00 am to 11:03 am.
752-009 11:14 AM · 1 hr 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:14 am to 1:33 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 752-008, July 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/752-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).