Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 273 › Conversation 273-035

Nixon & Woods on Presidential speeches and Speechwriting

Sunday, August 15, 1971 · 5:43 PM–7:14 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Woods, Rose MaryConversation273-035 onTape 273 (tape position 03:59:53–04:00:08)StartSunday, August 15, 1971 at 5:43 PMEndSunday, August 15, 1971 at 7:14 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 273-035 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, met to review and refine the text of an upcoming presidential speech. The discussion focused on evaluating specific edits and modifications to the draft. This consultation served as a final preparation stage before the President finalized the address for public delivery.

Audio

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NARA Description

On August 15, 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 5:43 pm and 7:14 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 273-035 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 273-35

Date: August 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:43 pm and 7:14 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person [Rose Mary Woods?]

     Copy of President's forthcoming speech
         -Changes

Also recorded on August 15, 1971

  • 273-036 5:43 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 5:43 pm and 7:14 pm.
  • 273-037 5:43 PM · 48 sec — 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 5:43 pm and 7:14 pm.
  • 273-038 5:43 PM · 16 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 5:43 pm and 7:14 pm.
  • 273-039 5:43 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:43 pm and 7:14 pm.
  • 273-040 5:43 PM · 8 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 5:43 pm and 7:14 pm.
  • 273-041 5:43 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William L. Safire, and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:43 pm and 7:14 pm.
  • 273-042 5:43 PM · 50 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 5:43 pm and 7:14 pm.
  • 273-043 5:43 PM · 2 min — 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 5:43 pm and 7:14 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 273-035, 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/273-035 (accessed September 18, 2026).