Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 267 › Conversation 267-007

Nixon & Woods on Speechwriting and Iowa trip

Friday, July 30, 1971 · 1:24 PM–3:04 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 46 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation267-007 on Tape 267 (tape position 03:22:22–03:23:02)StartFriday, July 30, 1971 at 1:24 PMEndFriday, July 30, 1971 at 3:04 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 267-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consults with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, regarding the preparation of a speech draft for an upcoming trip to Iowa. He instructs Woods to oversee the final typing and formatting, specifically requesting that she emphasize certain underlined words during delivery. The discussion focuses on logistical coordination to ensure the document is prepared for his review and subsequent use.

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Rose, I have a very brief thing on Iowa that I'm going to send over to you.
And I'll have the girl bring it over here.
Bring it over to you.
And I was going to say, do one for me and give it a run when you finish it.
Now, on the underlying, I will
I'll have her tell you what it is when I've got it.
That's the one I want to mark down so I can put it back in.
Alright, well, very shortly.

NARA Description

On July 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:24 pm and 3:04 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 267-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 267-007

Date: July 30, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:24 pm and 3:04 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

     Speech draft for Iowa trip
          -Delivery to Woods
                -Copy for Ronald L. Ziegler
          -Typing instructions
                -Underlining of words

Also recorded on July 30, 1971

  • 007-040 12:09 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:09 pm to 12:10 pm.
  • 552-004 12:31 PM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:31 pm to 1:04 pm.
  • 552-005 1:10 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:10 pm to 1:20 pm.
  • 552-006 1:20 PM · 5 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 267-006 1:24 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:24 pm and 3:04 pm.
  • 267-008 1:24 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:24 pm and 3:04 pm.
  • 267-009 1:24 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:24 pm and 3:04 pm.
  • 267-010 3:04 PM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:04 pm to 4:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 267-007, July 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/267-007 (accessed October 23, 2026).