Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 312 › Conversation 312-012

Nixon & Woods on Kakuei Tanaka and Diplomatic relations

Sunday, January 9, 1972 · 1:35 PM–2:56 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 54 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation312-012 on Tape 312 (tape position 00:22:13–00:23:04)StartSunday, January 9, 1972 at 1:35 PMEndSunday, January 9, 1972 at 2:56 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 312-012 ↗

AI Summary

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.

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NARA Description

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 Aid

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

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That was his true daughter of, uh, the Japanese Ministry of Trade, Kanaka.

And, uh, her name and address on Wickle's card.

I'm not sure if you type off the address or... What's the address?

I'd like to know how much I appreciate you.

I appreciate you so much.

I hope I met you.

Also recorded on January 9, 1972

018-020 1:18 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:25 pm.
312-008 1:18 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:25 pm.
018-021 1:25 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 1:25 pm to 1:28 pm.
312-009 1:25 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:25 pm to 1:28 pm.
312-010 1:28 PM · 26 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 1:28 pm and 1:35 pm.
018-022 1:35 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:35 pm.
312-011 1:35 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:35 pm.
312-013 1:35 PM · 6 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 1:35 pm and 2:56 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 312-012, January 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/312-012 (accessed November 1, 2026).