Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 274 › Conversation 274-010
Nixon & Woods on White House logistics and Public relations
Monday, August 16, 1971 · 2:54 PM–2:58 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, discuss the logistical challenges and optics of including Tricia Nixon Cox and Edward R.F. Cox in the President's upcoming travel plans. The pair also briefly evaluates the public reception of the President's recent television address delivered the previous evening, noting uncertainty regarding initial feedback and the broadcast's reach. Ultimately, Nixon suggests skipping the inclusion of his daughter in the trip to avoid potential social awkwardness or complications.
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NARA Description
On August 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:54 pm to 2:58 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 274-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 274-10
Date: August 16, 1971
Time: 2:54 pm - 2:58 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.
Call from Tricia Nixon Cox
President’s forthcoming trip
-Attendance of women
-Tricia Nixon Cox
-Edward R.F. Cox
President’s address to the Nation, August 15, 1971
-Television broadcast
-Reaction
-Unknown person
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 274-010, August 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/274-010 (accessed September 18, 2026).