President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to coordinate his upcoming schedule and address preparations for an impending speech. The discussion focused on the involvement of speechwriters Raymond K. Price, Jr. and William L. Safire in drafting the address. This brief administrative consultation ensured that Woods remained informed of the President's immediate agenda and staffing priorities.
On August 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:23 pm to 2:25 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 566-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 566-9
Date: August 17, 1971
Time: 2:23 pm - 2:25 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Rose Mary Woods.
Woods's schedule
President's forthcoming speech
-Raymond K. Price, Jr.
-William L. Safire
Woods left at 2:25 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.