Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-109

Nixon phone call with Andrews on Presidential address and Speechwriting

Friday, July 2, 1971 · 6:36 PM–6:37 PM ET · White House Telephone · 52 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Andrews, John K., Jr.Conversation006-109 on Tape 6 (tape position 02:17:46–02:18:37)StartFriday, July 2, 1971 at 6:36 PMEndFriday, July 2, 1971 at 6:37 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-109 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. coordinated the finalization of a rough draft for a forthcoming presidential address. The conversation focused on incorporating an anecdote about John Brown, which Rose Mary Woods was currently delivering, and refining the text's length and organization. Andrews committed to completing these revisions and presenting the updated draft to the President by 8:30 p.m.

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Hello?
John Andrews?
Yeah.
Yes, sir, Mr. President.
She's finished that rough draft.
There are several things that are not quite clear that you can see.
Yes, I've just looked through the copy just now.
And I don't think you've got the last page yet with the anecdote on it.
To John Brown.
No, she said she'd bring that over.
She's bringing it right now.
Now, I think probably if you could take it now, when do you think you could have something you'd want me to see?
Because I can be available any time.
Well, I think that 9 o'clock at the very latest because... Say 8.30?
Looking through it quite quickly, it's just a matter of smoothing, not changing very much.
Smoothing and organizing better and so forth.
And putting in a couple of other things, and maybe it isn't long enough quite.
So shall we say 8.30 then?
I'll wait for 8.30, yes, sir.
And I'll be back here.
Fine, I see you'll be.
All right.

NARA Description

On July 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. talked on the telephone from 6:36 pm to 6:37 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-109 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 6-109

Date: July 2, 1971
Time: 6:36 pm - 6:37 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with John K. Andrews, Jr.

[See Conversation No. 260-25A]

     Rough draft of Presidential address
         -Rose Mary Woods’ preparation
         -John Brown anecdote

     Forthcoming meeting with the President

Also recorded on July 2, 1971

  • 006-107 6:10 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William E. Timmons, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 6:10 pm to 6:16 pm.
  • 006-108 6:16 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:16 pm and 6:36 pm.
  • 260-022 6:29 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:29 pm and 6:31 pm.
  • 260-023 6:31 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:31 pm to 6:32 pm.
  • 260-024 6:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:32 pm and 6:36 pm.
  • 260-025 6:35 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Rose Mary Woods, and John K. Andrews, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:35 pm to 6:47 pm.
  • 006-110 6:50 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:05 pm.
  • 006-111 7:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:05 pm to 7:08 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 006-109, July 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-109 (accessed October 6, 2026).