President Nixon met with Gerald L. Warren and Rose Mary Woods to assess the fallout and public reception of his recent televised interview with CBS correspondent Dan Rather. The participants reviewed Rather's confrontational tone and the specific subject matter covered, including the Vietnam War, POWs, and race relations. Nixon and Warren concluded that the interview was ultimately favorable for the President’s interests despite Rather's critical approach.
On January 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Gerald L. Warren, unknown person(s), and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:15 am to 9:19 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 642-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 642-11
Date: January 3, 1972
Time: 9:15 am - 9:19 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Gerald L. Warren.
Greetings
[An unknown woman talked with the President at 9:15 am.]
[Conversation No. 642-11A]
Rose Mary Woods
-Location
[Woods talked with the President between 9:15 am and 9:17 am.]
Location
[End of telephone conversation]
The President's interview with Dan Rather, January 2, 1972
-Rather
-Tone
-Questions
-Television
-Possible delay tactics by the President
-Ending the war
-The President's response
-Rather's possible opinion
-Press
-Attendance
-Possible view
-Value
-The President's performance and responses
-Peace
-Timing
-Prisoners of war [POWs]
-Vietnam
-Omission of any questions concerning John B. Connally
-Question on race relations
-Differences
-Slavery
-Liberals' views
-The President's response
-Time
The President's schedule
-Warren's announcement
Warren left at 9:19 am.This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.