President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to dictate a letter regarding the daughter of Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka. The discussion focused on securing the daughter's name and address to facilitate the delivery of a gift following a recent luncheon. This interaction highlights the President's personal attention to diplomatic protocol and the management of international correspondences.
On January 9, 1972, 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 1:35 pm and 2:56 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 312-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 312-12
Date: January 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:35 pm and 2:56 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a letter to Rose Mary Woods [?].
Unknown daughter of Kakeui Tanaka
-Name and address
The President’s luncheon
-GiftNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.