President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met to coordinate revisions for the President's upcoming address scheduled for that evening. The discussion focused on finalizing specific language and potential last-minute edits to the text of the speech. They agreed to mark up the draft to ensure the messaging was optimized before the President prepared his final delivery.
On April 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:11 pm and 3:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 246-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 246-012 Page | 27 White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973 Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542 Date: April 7, 1971 Time: Unknown between 2:11 pm and 3:10 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with an unknown person [H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman?] President’s forthcoming speech April 7, 1971 -Changes
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