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Conversation 336-031

TapeTape 336StartMonday, May 8, 1972 at 4:50 PMEndMonday, May 8, 1972 at 4:55 PMTape start time01:56:06Tape end time01:57:46ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Woods, Rose MaryRecording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to finalize edits for his upcoming televised address regarding the Vietnam War. The discussion focused on last-minute proofreading and specific terminology adjustments, including ensuring the correct formal title for South Vietnam. Nixon reviewed these changes to ensure the speech text accurately reflected current diplomatic language before its final production.

Vietnam WarPresidential speechesRose Mary WoodsWinston LordSpeechwritingForeign policy communication
AudioNARA 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 from 4:50 pm to 4:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 336-031 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 336-31

Date: May 8, 1972
Time: 4:50 - 4:55 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Rose Mary Woods.

                                        (rev. Nov-01)

     Vietnam
          -President’s speech
                -Copy
                     -Proofreading
                -Changes
                     -Wording
                     -Winston Lord
                           -South Vietnam
                                -Proper title

Woods left at 4:55 pm.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Yeah, there are a couple of things.
They're still proofing for me.
We don't know what this is.
It's all done.
Well, except that we don't know whether they haven't gotten history's latest changes yet.
Oh, yeah.
Well, that became felt in the last five minutes.
Uh-huh.
I made a couple on my way over.
Sorry about that.
Once the Lord said this, in the first place, here you go.
He said, massive invasion of Vietnam.
A massive invasion of the Republic of Vietnam.
Just stop getting them all set up in Vietnam.
It's recovered in Vietnam.
They don't want to call it Republic of Vietnam.
Well, Jensen said they got it set before.
It's recovered in Vietnam, but it's not recovered in South Vietnam.
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