President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, met to discuss final preparations for a scheduled radio address regarding national health policy. They reviewed specific changes to the script and addressed the logistical handling of the press copies for the upcoming broadcast. The conversation served to ensure the speech materials were finalized and ready for distribution prior to the President’s campaign engagement.
On November 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:38 pm and 6:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 390-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 390-17
Date: November 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:38 pm and 6:50 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
1972 campaign
-The President’s radio address on health policy
-Changes
-Press copy
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift
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