Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 767 › Conversation 767-027

Nixon & Woods on presidential mementos and correspondence

Friday, August 11, 1972 · 1:26 PM–1:28 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation767-027 on Tape 767StartFriday, August 11, 1972 at 1:26 PMEndFriday, August 11, 1972 at 1:28 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 767-027 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and his personal secretary Rose Mary Woods briefly discuss the logistics for an upcoming visit by Woods’s sister to the White House and the Executive Office Building. They touch upon the provision of presidential mementos, specifically a pin, to mark the occasion. The President also briefly references correspondence concerning a Jewish event and addresses potential administrative or operational tasks involving various staff members.

Rose Mary Woods
White House operations
presidential mementos
correspondence
staff logistics

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In my life, I've been thrown out and burned.

I've been thrown out and burned.

I think that will help with the parents, you know.

The other one, the Jewish thing, the one young Jewish guy, something like that, he said, you know, I think when they're trying to react on it, you know, it's already...

Show your sister out.

I will.

Show her here.

She will be things like that in a while.

Or maybe she's... Now, this man's headgear could be the one to do it the next several times.

This man's headgear is quite a lot.

And operations are quite a lot in those days.

Thank you.

NARA Description

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 767-027 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 767-27

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

The President met with Rose Mary Woods.

       The President’s correspondence
            -Unknown letter
                  -Jewish event

       Woods's sister’s forthcoming visit
           -White House
           -Executive Office Building [EOB]
           -Presidential mementoes
                  -Pin

Rose Mary Woods left at 1:28 pm.

Also recorded on August 11, 1972

767-019 11:11 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 11:15 am.
767-020 11:15 AM · 1 hr 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George W. Romney, Gen. George A. Lincoln, Norman V. Watson, Samuel C. Jackson, John D. Ehrlichman, Manolo Sanchez, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:15 am to 12:22 pm.
767-021 12:23 PM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Donald E. Johnson, John F. Evans, Jr., John D. Ehrlichman, Stephen B. Bull and White House photographer, Ronald L. Ziegler, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Donald McI. Kendall, Mrs. Donald McI. Kendall, Donald McI. Kendall, Jr., Kent C. Kendall, Peter M. Flanigan, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:23 pm to 1:02 pm.
767-024 1:09 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:09 pm to 1:10 pm.
767-029 1:10 PM · 8 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 1:23 pm.
767-025 1:23 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Arthur F. Burns met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 1:26 pm.
767-026 1:26 PM · 57 sec — 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.
767-028 1:28 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:28 pm to 1:29 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 767-027, 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/767-027 (accessed October 12, 2026).