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Conversation 160-011

TapeTape 160StartSaturday, January 6, 1973 at 9:27 AMEndSaturday, January 6, 1973 at 9:28 AMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Woods, Rose MaryRecording deviceCamp David Study Table
AI Summary

President Nixon instructed his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to arrange for a gift to be delivered to Madame Chiang Kai-shek at the Republic of China embassy in honor of the visiting Vice President of Taiwan. Nixon specified that the gift, which was intended to come from Mrs. Nixon, should be sent to the ambassador for delivery. The two also briefly confirmed the duration of the Vice President's visit and discussed local weather conditions.

Republic of ChinaTaiwanMadame Chiang Kai-shekRose Mary WoodsDiplomatic protocolGift giving
AudioNARA Description

On January 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:27 am to 9:28 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 160-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 160-11

Date: January 6, 1973
Time: 9:27 am - 9:28 am
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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                                                            Conversation No. 160-11 (cont’d)

       Vice President of Republic of China, Taiwan
            -Schedule in the US
                  -Gift for Madame Chiang Mayling Soong
                         -Thelma C. (“Pat) Nixon
                         -Embassy

       Weather
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Yeah.
Hello?
Rose, the Vice President of China is here, and I'd like to send Madam Chong one of those music things.
Do you think you could get one put together?
You send it over to the embassy?
Yes.
Check to see how long he's going to be.
I'm sure he's staying two or three days.
And he's at the embassy.
He's at the embassy.
All right.
And send it over to Madam.
This is for Madam Chong, and you send it to the ambassador.
Mrs. Nixon had a gift for her and wanted her to have it and wanted to deliver it there to the embassy.
Okay?
Sure.
All right.
Thank you.
All right.
Is there snow down there yet?
No.
I'm at Camp David.
No.
No.
Is there a lot up there?
Not at all.
No.
No?
No.
Good.
No.
Okay.
Okay.
Thanks.
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