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.
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 AidConversation 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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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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Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-California
-Barbara H. Firestone
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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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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.This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.