Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 273 › Conversation 273-027

Nixon & Acker on Presidential speech and Speech preparation

Sunday, August 15, 1971 · 5:10 PM–5:26 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 53 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Acker, Marjorie P.Conversation273-027 on Tape 273 (tape position 03:50:58–03:51:44)StartSunday, August 15, 1971 at 5:10 PMEndSunday, August 15, 1971 at 5:26 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 273-027 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Marjorie P. Acker to finalize preparations for his upcoming televised address. The discussion focused on revisions to the speech text and the logistical involvement of Rose Mary Woods regarding the use of a tape recorder for drafting or recording purposes. The meeting concluded with the confirmation of necessary changes to ensure the President's public remarks were prepared for broadcast.

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NARA Description

On August 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 273-027 of the White House Tapes.

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Conversation No. 273-27

Date: August 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown woman [Marjorie Acker?].

     President's forthcoming speech
          -Preparation
                 -Text
                       -Rose Mary Woods
                            -Tape recorder
                       -Changes

The unknown woman [Ms. Acker?] left at an unknown time before 5:26 pm.

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And I was up all night.
I'm going to go last.
OK, John.
Yes, Rose is making new pages for the events and changes.
Oh, this may not be the next one.
Well, I'd rather...
There are changes still.
There are changes still.
You better set my market up and I better just see it.
I've got to see it.
I've already read it.
I've got to see it.
It's my own work.
I don't want to work on it.
Copy it and change the page so that you have it sent when it's finished.
I'm sure we'll mark up a page and then we'll mark it.
Okay.

Also recorded on August 15, 1971

  • 007-117 4:53 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:53 pm and 9:30 pm.
  • 273-025 4:59 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:59 pm and 5:04 pm.
  • 273-026 5:04 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:04 pm to 5:10 pm.
  • 273-028 5:10 PM · 2 min — 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 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm.
  • 273-029 5:10 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm.
  • 273-030 5:10 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm.
  • 273-031 5:10 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm.
  • 273-032 5:26 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:26 pm to 5:28 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 273-027, August 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/273-027 (accessed November 2, 2026).