President Nixon met with his clothing consultant Anthony T. Rossi and associates Acheille Mongelli and Ralph W. Persico in the Oval Office to consult on his personal wardrobe, focusing on material weight, fabric patterns, and tailoring for upcoming spring attire and formal wear. The group also discussed and organized various presidential gift items, including cufflinks, ashtrays, and commemorative coins. The meeting concluded with a photography session, facilitated by a White House photographer, to document the participants.
On March 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Anthony T. ("Tony") Rossi, Acheille Mongelli, Ralph W. Persico, unknown person(s), and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:36 pm to 12:53 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 886-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 886-14
Date: March 21, 1973
Time: 12:36 pm - 12:53 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Anthony T. (“Tony”) Rossi, Acheille Mongelli and Ralph W. Persico.
******************************************************************************
[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Greetings
Clothing company
-Designership
-27-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
(rev. Sept. 2010)
Conversation No. 886-14 (cont’d)
President’s clothes
-Current needs
-Color
-Weight of fabric
-Sport jacket
-Rose Mary Woods
-Perisco’s suggestions
-Weight
-Pattern
-Color
-Suits, sport jackets
-President’s choices
-Color
-Spring wardrobe
-Size, weight
-President’s choices, preferences
-Number
-Color
-Material
-California
-Color, pattern
-Sport coats
-President’s wardrobe
-Material
Business relationship
-Length
Acquaintances
-Benjamin Freeman
-Mrs. Freeman
-Hotel
-Philadelphia
-Thomas J. Dodd
-[unintelligible name]
-Doctors
Manolo Sanchez
-28-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
(rev. Sept. 2010)
Conversation No. 886-14 (cont’d)
President’s clothes
-Formal clothing
-Material for tuxedos
-Weight
-Color
-Fabric
-Size
-Style
-Number of items ordered
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
******************************************************************************
Unknown man entered at an unknown time after 12:36 pm.
President's gifts
-Cufflinks
-Tie bars
-Ashtrays
-Items from People's Republic of China [PRC]
-Dwight D. Eisenhower coins
Photographs
-Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins
Unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:53 pm.
Weather
-Snow
Oval Office
-Gift from Soviet Union
******************************************************************************
[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
President’s wardrobe
-29-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
(rev. Sept. 2010)
Conversation No. 886-14 (cont’d)
-Press coverage
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
******************************************************************************
The White House photographer entered at an unknown time after 12:36 pm.
Photographs
-Copies
-Arrangements
Rossi, et al., left at 12:53 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.