Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 767 › Conversation 767-026

Nixon & Woods on John B. Connally

Friday, August 11, 1972 · 1:26 PM–1:28 PM ET · Oval Office · 57 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation767-026 on Tape 767StartFriday, August 11, 1972 at 1:26 PMEndFriday, August 11, 1972 at 1:28 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 767-026 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to review administrative and clerical tasks. The discussion focused on editing a form letter and coordinating the scheduling for John B. Connally. Woods also addressed pending typing requirements and logistical arrangements involving the White House Blue Room.

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On August 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:26 pm and 1:28 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 767-026 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 767-26

Date: August 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:26 pm and 1:28 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Rose Mary Woods.

       Form letter

       Editing
             -Paragraphs

       John B. Connally's schedule

       Typing

       Blue Room

Woods left at an unknown time before 1:28 pm.

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Do you want me to go ahead and read this?
Yeah.
Go ahead.
Oh, I think I know.
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Conversation 767-026, August 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/767-026 (accessed November 2, 2026).