Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 426 › Conversation 426-011

Nixon & Woods on Presidential speech and Speechwriting

Thursday, March 29, 1973 · 5:13 PM–5:32 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 50 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation426-011 on Tape 426StartThursday, March 29, 1973 at 5:13 PMEndThursday, March 29, 1973 at 5:32 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 426-011 ↗

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President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, met to review materials for a forthcoming presidential address. The discussion centered on the preparation and content of the speech, which Nixon was finalizing during this period. No specific policy decisions were finalized, as the interaction focused primarily on administrative logistics and document coordination.

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NARA Description

On March 29, 1973, 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 5:13 pm and 5:32 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 426-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 426-11

Date: March 29, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:13 pm and 5:32 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Rose Mary Woods.

       President's forthcoming speech
                                             -15-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 426-10 (cont’d)

             -Typescript

Woods left at an unknown time before 5:32 pm.

Also recorded on March 29, 1973

426-008 4:55 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:55 pm to 5:10 pm.
426-009 5:10 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:10 pm to 5:11 pm.
044-075 5:11 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:11 pm and 5:13 pm.
044-076 5:11 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:11 pm and 5:13 pm.
426-010 5:11 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:11 pm to 5:13 pm.
426-012 5:13 PM · 8 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 5:13 pm and 5:32 pm.
044-077 5:32 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:32 pm.
426-013 5:32 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:32 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 426-011, March 29, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/426-011 (accessed October 1, 2026).