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Conversation 012-050

TapeTape 12StartThursday, October 21, 1971 at 5:42 PMEndThursday, October 21, 1971 at 5:43 PMTape start time01:11:26Tape end time01:12:27ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Woods, Rose MaryRecording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, coordinate the correction of a typographical error in the draft of an upcoming presidential speech regarding the career of William H. Rehnquist. The discussion focuses on whether the document, which incorrectly lists Rehnquist’s title as 'Assistant Attorney' rather than 'Assistant Attorney General,' requires a full retyping before it is released to Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler. They ultimately decide to have the page corrected to ensure accuracy for the post-speech press distribution.

William H. RehnquistPresidential speechesWhite House press relationsRonald L. ZieglerAdministrative procedures
AudioNARA Description

On October 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 5:42 pm to 5:43 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-050 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No.012-050

Date: October 21, 1971

Page | 29
               White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973
       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542




Time: 5:42 pm- 5:43 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.

[See Conversation No. 281-51]

     The President's speech
          -Typographical error
               -William H. Rehnquist's career
                      -Assistant Attorney General
               -Ronald L. Ziegler
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Rose, there's a typo where it says, I appointed him Assistant Attorney, Office of Legal Counsel.
It's Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel.
Oh, all right.
Well, we'll do that page over.
No, no, no.
Don't do it over for me because I don't need it.
Oh, are you going to give this out to Ron?
Oh, sure.
He's got to have it for release right after I finish.
Oh, okay.
Because we'll have to retype it to put it in his style.
We'll do that.
What?
We'll change that on his.
Well, ask him if he needs it.
Maybe they can just take it off and not give it out.
Ask him what he needs.
I think you might as well.
I think you might as well retype the damn thing and let him have it.
Yeah, and it's just an attorney general and we left the general off.
Yeah, it's right on the first copy.
It just isn't right on this copy.
Okay.
The general is not on.
Okay, fine.
You got the last page?
Yeah, pardon me?
You got the last page.
It'll be over in a couple minutes, about one minute.
Fine.
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