President Nixon instructed his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to produce copies of a final speech draft for review. He requested that one copy be sent to Henry Kissinger while another was provided to him for last-minute revisions. This process was intended to finalize the text before Woods prepared the ultimate version of the speech.
On April 26, 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 1:10 pm and 1:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 333-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 333-13
Date: April 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:10 pm and 1:45 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.
The President's speech
-Last draft
-Copies
-Henry A. Kissinger
-The President's copy
-Final revisionsThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.