Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 246 › Conversation 246-016
Nixon alone in his EOB office on Vietnam War and Speechwriting
Wednesday, April 7, 1971 · 3:11 PM–3:15 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 46 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon utilized this brief meeting to rehearse a public address regarding his Vietnam War policy. He focused on articulating his administration's strategy for troop withdrawal while maintaining stability in the region. The rehearsal served as a final refinement for the speech prior to its public delivery.
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NARA Description
On April 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:11 pm and 3:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 246-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 246-016 Date: April 7, 1971 Time: Unknown between 3:11 pm and 3:15 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President rehearsed a speech [A transcript of the final version of this speech appears in Public Papers of the Presidents, Richard M. Nixon, 1971, pp. 522-527]
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Also recorded on April 7, 1971
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- 246-017 3:15 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:15 pm to 3:55 pm.
- 246-018 3:55 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:55 pm and 4:09 pm.
- 246-019 3:55 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:55 pm and 4:09 pm.
- 246-020 4:09 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:09 pm to 4:10 pm.
- 246-021 4:10 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:30 pm.
- 246-022 4:10 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:30 pm.
- 246-023 4:10 PM · 9 sec — 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 4:10 pm and 4:30 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 246-016, April 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417183285). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/246-016 (accessed November 2, 2026).