President Nixon instructed his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to coordinate the preparation of a typed version of his upcoming Watergate address. Woods confirmed that she had already forwarded a draft to the President that was difficult to read, prompting Nixon to direct her to send the document to speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr. for transcription. This brief exchange highlights the urgent logistical efforts to finalize the text for the President's public statement regarding the unfolding scandal.
On April 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:20 am to 10:21 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 164-042 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 164-42
Date: April 30, 1973
Time: 10:20 am - 10:21 am
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.
Watergate
-President’s speech
-Copy
-Legibility
-Raymond K. Price, Jr.
-Typed copy
-31-
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