Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 566 › Conversation 566-009
Nixon & Woods on Speechwriting and Raymond K. Price, Jr.
Tuesday, August 17, 1971 · 2:23 PM–2:25 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to coordinate his upcoming schedule and address preparations for an impending speech. The discussion focused on the involvement of speechwriters Raymond K. Price, Jr. and William L. Safire in drafting the address. This brief administrative consultation ensured that Woods remained informed of the President's immediate agenda and staffing priorities.
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NARA Description
On August 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:23 pm to 2:25 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 566-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 566-9
Date: August 17, 1971
Time: 2:23 pm - 2:25 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Rose Mary Woods.
Woods's schedule
President's forthcoming speech
-Raymond K. Price, Jr.
-William L. Safire
Woods left at 2:25 pm.Also recorded on August 17, 1971
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- 008-025 2:25 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 2:25 pm to 2:28 pm.
- 566-010 2:25 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:25 pm to 2:28 pm.
- 008-120 2:28 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:28 pm and 4:12 pm.
- 566-011 2:28 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:28 pm and 2:42 pm.
- 566-012 2:42 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:42 pm to 2:45 pm.
- 566-013 2:45 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 2:55 pm.
- 566-014 2:55 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:55 pm to 3:23 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 566-009, August 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/566-009 (accessed October 22, 2026).