President Nixon contacted his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to request an additional copy of the foreign policy section prepared for his forthcoming acceptance speech. During the brief exchange, Woods confirmed the document contained 1,835 words. The interaction served to facilitate the President's final review and editing process for the address.
On August 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:03 am to 10:04 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 140-048 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 140-48 Date: August 20, 1972 Time: 10:03 am - 10:04 am Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with Rose Mary Woods. [See Conversation No. 206-7B] The President’s forthcoming acceptance speech -Request for a copy of foreign policy section -Number of words (rev. Mar-02)
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