Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 376 › Conversation 376-022

Nixon & Woods on Speechwriting and Ronald L. Ziegler

Thursday, November 2, 1972 · 10:49 AM–10:50 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 59 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation376-022 on Tape 376StartThursday, November 2, 1972 at 10:49 AMEndThursday, November 2, 1972 at 10:50 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 376-022 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to coordinate the final editing and typing of an important speech draft. The President emphasized the need for a clean, finalized version and instructed Woods to distribute the completed portions to Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler’s office. This brief exchange focused on streamlining the document preparation process to ensure timely dissemination of the revised text.

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I just finished the final editing on this.
I don't care about the pages.
It probably didn't take that long.
It's probably a little cleaner.
But as soon as you do about half of it, you might send it over.
Yeah, that's the purpose of what a person
It wasn't accurate.

NARA Description

On November 2, 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 10:49 am and 10:50 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 376-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 376-22

Date: November 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:49 am and 10:50 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person [Rose Mary Woods?].

         Speech draft
             -The President's conversation with Raymond K. Price, Jr.
             -Typing
             -Distribution
                 -Ronald L. Ziegler, Press Office

Also recorded on November 2, 1972

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  • 032-138 10:49 AM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:49 am and 10:50 am.
  • 376-021 10:49 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 10:49 am.
  • 376-023 10:49 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:49 am and 10:50 am.
  • 376-024 10:49 AM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:49 am and 10:50 am.
  • 376-025 10:49 AM · 12 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 10:49 am and 10:50 am.
  • 032-139 10:50 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 10:55 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 376-022, November 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/376-022 (accessed October 10, 2026).