President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, and an unidentified individual to coordinate administrative tasks and White House social functions. The discussion focused on managing guest lists for upcoming state dinners—specifically for Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti and potential events for Leonid Brezhnev—while balancing the inclusion of key political contributors and various ethnic groups. Additionally, Nixon addressed scheduling matters, personal correspondence, and the importance of securing high-quality entertainment for these high-profile social events.
On March 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:03 pm and 2:10 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 874-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 874-26
Date: March 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:03 pm and 2:10 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Rose Mary Woods and an unknown man.
The President's schedule
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
-Departure
The unknown man left at 2:03 pm.
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Telegram to Donald E. Young
-Alaska
-Congressional election victory
-Previous attempts to contact
-Phone call
-Delay
-Young’s schedule
-President’s congratulations
-Young’s arrival in Washington, DC
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President's brief case
State dinner for Guilio Andreotti
-Attendees
-Mrs. Benjamin Freeman [?]
-Tony Rossi
-[First name unknown] Montelli [?]
-Evening at the White House
-Invitations
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The President’s clothing
-Orders for new clothes
Weather
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Radio speech
-Arrangements
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Andreotti state dinner
-Italian entertainers
-Tony Martin, Cyd Charisse
-Evening at White House
-Jews
-Italians
-Other guests
An unknown man entered at an unknown time after 2:03 pm.
Copy of schedule
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 2:10 pm.
White House social affairs
-Stag dinners
-Woods’s report
-Andreotti’s state dinner
-Dinner for Leonid I. Brezhnev
-State dinner for African nation
-Entertainment
-Ivory Coast
-Felix Houphouet-Boigny [?]
-Stag dinners
-Lee Kuan Yew [?]
-Contributors
-“Hot shots”
Woods left at 2:10 pm.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.