President Nixon consulted with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to refine the specific phrasing for his upcoming televised address regarding the naval blockade of North Vietnam. The discussion focused on the strategic messaging and rhetorical tone the President intended to employ when announcing this escalation to the American public. This meeting served as a final review session to ensure the clarity and impact of the speech's key declarations.
On May 8, 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 3:46 pm and 3:58 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 336-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 336-14
Date: May 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:46 and 3:58 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.
Vietnam
-President’s forthcoming speech on the blockade
-WordingNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.