Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 336 › Conversation 336-014
Nixon & Woods on Vietnam War and Naval blockade
Monday, May 8, 1972 · 3:46 PM–3:58 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
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.
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NARA Description
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 Aid
Conversation 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
-WordingAlso recorded on May 8, 1972
- 336-012 3:45 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:45 pm to 3:46 pm.
- 336-013 3:46 PM · 2 min — 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.
- 336-015 3:46 PM · 37 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 3:46 pm and 3:58 pm.
- 024-005 3:58 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 3:58 pm to 3:59 pm.
- 336-016 3:58 PM · 58 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:58 pm and 3:59 pm.
- 024-006 3:59 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:59 pm and 4:13 pm.
- 336-017 3:59 PM · 2 min — 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 3:59 pm and 4:13 pm.
- 336-018 3:59 PM · 2 min — 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 3:59 pm and 4:13 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 336-014, May 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/336-014 (accessed October 9, 2026).