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Conversation 008-016

TapeTape 8StartMonday, August 16, 1971 at 9:07 PMEndMonday, August 16, 1971 at 9:10 PMTape start time00:26:15Tape end time00:29:28ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Woods, Rose MaryRecording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, discussed the positive public reception following his announcement of a wage-price freeze. Woods reported favorable anecdotal feedback from various acquaintances, including Jack Drown, regarding the administration's new economic measures. The conversation also briefly touched upon the status of a draft speech being prepared by William Safire for the President’s upcoming address to the Knights of Columbus.

Wage-price freezePublic opinionEconomic policyWilliam SafireSpeechwriting
AudioNARA Description

On August 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 9:07 pm to 9:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 8-16

Date: August 16, 1971
Time: 9:07 pm - 9:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.

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     Wage-price freeze speech [August 17, 1971 statement]
         -Paul W. Keyes’ call
         -Jack Drown's call
               -Public response

     Speech
          -William L. Safire
                -Draft [Knights of Columbus, August 17, 1971]

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Transcript (AI-Generated)

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And Paul Keith called today, and Jack Drown, and several people who have tried to call at night, but I guess couldn't get through.
And, you know, the reaction is just universal.
Just great.
They're all pleased.
And people around them, you know.
Jack told about some waitresses that he heard in the coffee shop today, and a banker who said,
In some small town there, it was relatively small, 55,000, already had six bank loans for cars, new cars today.
But I'm glad you went there.
It's not over the draft.
Is that another draft for tomorrow night meeting?
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