President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to discuss her administrative work concerning an upcoming presidential address regarding the Vietnam War. The conversation focused on the preparation and logistical support required for the speech as the administration navigated the ongoing conflict. No further specific action items were recorded beyond this coordination of efforts.
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 5:55 pm and 6:09 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 336-042 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 336-42
Date: May 8, 1972
Time: Unknown after 5:55 and before 6:09 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Rose Mary Woods.
Vietnam
-President’s speech
-Woods’ work
Woods left at and unknown time before 6:09 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.