Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 908 › Conversation 908-020

Nixon & Woods on White House social affairs and Willy Brandt

Tuesday, May 1, 1973 · 3:41 PM–4:02 PM ET · Oval Office · 55 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation908-020 on Tape 908StartTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 3:41 PMEndTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 4:02 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 908-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, discuss the implementation of attendance limits for White House staff at official social events. The conversation focuses specifically on the guest list for the upcoming state dinner for West German Chancellor Willy Brandt. During the discussion, they evaluate the inclusion of Peter M. Flanigan, noting his involvement in ongoing treaty negotiations.

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Mike Rose, I wanted to ask you, and I'm not questioning the thing that required poverty as a reason, but you know, we had said that we were going to try to limit the White House staff on these things.
Part of it finally gets on the black brand dinner list, you know.
Peter Feinig.
What is it?
There you go.
Oh, okay.
Okay, we're glad you were there.

NARA Description

On May 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:41 pm and 4:02 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 908-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 908-20

Date: May 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:41 pm and 4:02 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.

       White House social affairs

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

               -Invitations to White House staff
                       -Limits
                       -Willy Brandt’s state dinner
                               -Peter M. Flanigan
                                      -Treaty negotiations

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 908-020, May 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/908-020 (accessed October 12, 2026).