Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 217 › Conversation 217-021
Nixon phone call with Woods on Federal spending and Radio speech
Saturday, October 7, 1972 · 10:28 AM–11:55 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 3 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met at Camp David to finalize the language and logistics for a radio speech regarding federal spending. The discussion focused on refining word choice, specifically concerning insurance-related terminology, while coordinating the broadcast setup in Laurel Lodge. An unknown aide assisted in the speech preparation and scheduling before the President and Woods concluded their session.
- Federal spending
- Radio speech
- Speechwriting
- Camp David
- Logistics
- Broadcast preparations
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On October 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:28 am and 11:55 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 217-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 217-21
Date: October 7, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:28 am and 11:55 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Rose Mary Woods.
Draft of radio speech on Federal spending, October 7, 1972
-Insurance
-Word choice
-Unknown person
-Raymond K. Price, Jr.
Office preparation for broadcast
Set-up in Laurel Lodge
An unknown man entered at an unknown time after 10:28 am.
The President's schedule
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 11:55 am.
Speech draft
-Offer to carry
The President and Woods left at 11:55 am.Also recorded on October 7, 1972
- 147-006 10:16 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:16 am to 10:28 am.
- 217-014 10:16 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:16 am to 10:28 am.
- 217-015 10:28 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:28 am and 11:55 am.
- 217-016 10:28 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:28 am and 11:55 am.
- 217-017 10:28 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:28 am and 11:55 am.
- 217-018 10:28 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:28 am and 11:55 am.
- 217-019 10:28 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:28 am and 11:55 am.
- 217-020 10:28 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:28 am and 11:55 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 217-021, October 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/217-021 (accessed October 11, 2026).