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
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.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
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.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 · 20 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.
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 September 18, 2026).