President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, discuss the length of an upcoming speech. After realizing they had not yet tallied the total word count, the President instructs Woods to calculate the figures and report back to him. This brief exchange highlights the administrative focus on speech preparation and timing requirements.
On October 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods 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 012-055 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 12-55 Date: October 21, 1971 Time: 6:36 pm- 6:37 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Rose Mary Woods. [See Conversation No. 281-61] Speech length
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