Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 886 › Conversation 886-014
Nixon, Rossi & Mongelli on Presidential wardrobe and clothing consultation
Wednesday, March 21, 1973 · 12:36 PM–12:53 PM ET · Oval Office · 18 min
AI Summary
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.
- Presidential wardrobe
- clothing consultation
- presidential gifts
- Oval Office
- photography
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NARA Description
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 Aid
Conversation 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.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Greetings
Clothing company
-Designership
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
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
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
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]
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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
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
President’s wardrobe
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 886-14 (cont’d)
-Press coverage
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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The White House photographer entered at an unknown time after 12:36 pm.
Photographs
-Copies
-Arrangements
Rossi, et al., left at 12:53 pm.Also recorded on March 21, 1973
- 886-010 11:57 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, White House photographer, Lyubov I. Boganova, Olga V. Korbut, Antonina V. Koshel, Tamara V. Lazakovich, Rusudan A. Sikharulidze, Lyudmila I. Turishcheva, Vladimir M. Smolevskiy, Vikentiy D. Dimitriyev, Renald I. Dnysh, Vladislav A. Rastrotskiy, Lyudmila I. Il???Yashevasaya, and Dimtry Zarechnak met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:57 am to 12:07 pm.
- 886-011 12:07 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:07 pm and 12:10 pm.
- 886-012 12:07 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:07 pm and 12:10 pm.
- 886-013 12:10 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, David Packard, James Roosevelt, John W. Byrnes, William J. Baroody, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:10 pm to 12:35 pm.
- 886-015 12:54 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:54 pm to 1:05 pm.
- 886-016 1:05 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:06 pm.
- 886-017 1:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:06 pm.
- 886-018 1:06 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:06 pm to 1:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 886-014, March 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/886-014 (accessed October 12, 2026).