Conversation 803-021

TapeTape 803StartWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 3:20 PMEndWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 3:21 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Woods, Rose MaryRecording deviceOval Office

President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to coordinate his upcoming schedule and manage administrative priorities. The discussion centered on organizing meetings with Soviet officials, including Ambassador Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, and addressing legislative matters such as the recent rejection of a spending limit. The President also deliberated on the necessary messaging and involvement of staff members John Ehrlichman and Caspar Weinberger regarding these congressional relations.

Richard NixonRose Mary WoodsSoviet relationsAnatoliy DobryninCongressional relationsFederal spending

On October 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:20 pm to 3:21 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 803-021 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 803-21

Date: October 18, 1972
Time: 3:20 pm - 3:21 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Rose Mary Woods.

        The President's schedule
            -Meetings with Soviet officials
                 -Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
                 -Frequency
                     -Congress
            - [John M. (“Jack”) Lynch]

        Congressional relations
           Spending limit rejection
                -Statement
                     -John D. Ehrlichman
                     -Casper W. (“Cap”) Weinberger

Woods left at 3:21 pm.

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We're doing a lot of business around here in Brooklyn.
That's the reason many of your board members are all on the left.
That's because you're here more often than the caucuses.
They're beginning to object.
All right, fine.