Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-091

Nixon phone call with Woods on Vietnam speech and public opinion

Wednesday, January 26, 1972 · 7:52 AM–7:53 AM ET · White House Telephone · 45 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation019-091 on Tape 19StartWednesday, January 26, 1972 at 7:52 AMEndWednesday, January 26, 1972 at 7:53 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 019-091 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to gauge the reception of his recent Vietnam speech among guests at a social gathering held the previous evening. Woods reported that attendees responded positively to the televised address, noting that it successfully diverted conversation away from political controversies. The discussion confirmed that the President’s messaging was well-received by his inner circle and supporters.

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Mr. President, Ms. Woods.
Hello.
Thank you.
Hi, Rose.
Good morning.
Yeah, how are you?
Fine.
How'd the party go last night?
Well, it was fine.
You know, everybody was so thrilled with the show.
They got good.
That's good.
Well, I thought that would give them a different subject to talk about.
Well, it did.
There was absolutely not one word of any problem.

NARA Description

On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 7:52 am to 7:53 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-091 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 19-91

Date: January 26, 1972
Time: 7:52 am - 7:53 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.

[See Conversation No. 656-7A]

     Woods’s schedule
         -Reaction to Vietnam speech at party, January 25, 1972

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Also recorded on January 26, 1972

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  • 088-002 7:47 AM · 1 hr 58 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Republican Congressional leaders, including Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Norris Cotton, Gordon L. Allott, Peter H. Dominick, Barry M. Goldwater, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, Samuel L. Devine, Richard H. Poff, Barber B. Conable, Jr., H. Allen Smith, Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, John W. Byrnes, Frank T. Bow, Robert J. Dole, George P. Shultz, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Herbert Stein, John D. Ehrlichman, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Richard K. Cook, Thomas C. Korologos, Harry S. Dent, Ronald L. Ziegler, Bryce N. Harlow, Noel C. Koch, William L. Gifford, Henry A. Kissinger, and William P. Rogers, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 7:47 am and 10:02 am.
  • 656-002 7:47 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:47 am and 7:52 am.
  • 656-003 7:47 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:47 am and 7:52 am.
  • 656-004 7:47 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:47 am and 7:52 am.
  • 656-005 7:47 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:47 am and 7:52 am.
  • 656-006 7:47 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:47 am and 7:52 am.
  • 656-007 7:52 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Rose Mary Woods, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 7:52 am to 8:03 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 019-091, January 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-091 (accessed October 6, 2026).