Conversation 312-012

TapeTape 312StartSunday, January 9, 1972 at 1:35 PMEndSunday, January 9, 1972 at 2:56 PMTape start time00:22:13Tape end time00:23:04ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Woods, Rose MaryRecording deviceOld Executive Office Building

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.

Kakuei TanakaDiplomatic relationsCorrespondenceGift givingRose Mary Woods

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.

Conversation 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
         -Gift

No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.