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Nixon & Woods on Chou En-lai and Diplomacy

Wednesday, June 28, 1972 · 3:35 PM–3:54 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation346-023 on Tape 346 (tape position 03:43:03–03:44:14)StartWednesday, June 28, 1972 at 3:35 PMEndWednesday, June 28, 1972 at 3:54 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 346-023 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, regarding the official spelling of Chinese Premier Chou En-lai's name. The discussion focused on ensuring the accuracy of administrative correspondence or formal documentation involving high-level diplomatic figures. No other policy matters were addressed during this brief administrative interaction.

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NARA Description

On June 28, 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 3:35 pm and 3:54 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 346-023 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 346-23

Date: June 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:35 and 3:54 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

Rose Mary Woods talked with the President.

     Spelling of Chou En-lai's name

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E-N hyphen small L-A-I.
Capital C-H-O-U.
Capital E-N hyphen L-A-I.
You take that to rose and color it with rose.

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  • 346-021 3:35 PM · 31 sec — 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 3:35 pm and 3:54 pm.
  • 346-022 3:35 PM · 38 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 3:35 pm and 3:54 pm.
  • 346-024 3:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 3:54 pm.
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  • 346-026 3:35 PM · 13 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 3:35 pm and 3:54 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 346-023, June 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/346-023 (accessed November 14, 2026).