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Conversation 206-019

TapeTape 206StartSunday, August 20, 1972 at 6:25 PMEndSunday, August 20, 1972 at 10:32 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Recording deviceCamp David Hard Wire
AudioNARA Description

On August 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:25 pm and 10:32 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 206-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 206-19

Date: August 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:25 pm and 10:32 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President rehearsed his "Remarks on Accepting the Presidential Nomination of the
Republican National Convention".

[A transcript of the speech appears in Public Papers of the President, Richard M. Nixon, 1972,
pp. 787-795]
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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 Do not cite this transcript as authoritative.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.

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The voice of those who whine and whimper about our frustrations and call on us to turn inward is not the voice of America.
Let us not turn away from greatness.
America now has to lead the way of life.
Build a new structure of peace in the world, where regardless of differences between governments, our children and the children of other nations can be friends.
I ask you, my fellow Americans, to join our majority.
I've just been the cause of winning an election.
To achieve a goal.
The dream of mankind since the beginning of civilization.
Which are children?
All the children of the world.
I'm building a piece.
Which are children?
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