{"conversationCode":"246-027","tapeNumber":246,"conversationNumber":27,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-246-027","startDateTime":"1971-04-07T22:05:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-04-07T22:22:00.000Z","startDate":"7-Apr-1971","startTime":"5:05 PM","endDate":"7-Apr-1971","endTime":"5:22 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","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 5:05 pm and 5:22 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 246-027 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":1,"chronRelease":"First Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"5-Oct-1999","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 246-027\nDate: April 7, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 5:05 pm and 5:22 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\nThe President rehearsed a speech\n[A transcript of the final version of this speech appears in Public Papers of the Presidents,\nRichard M. Nixon, 1971, pp. 522-27]","filename":["246-027.mp3"],"tapeStart":"04:45:08","tapeEnd":"04:48:49","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"246-026","nextCode":"246-028","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":19.55,"text":"I often have to come up with new accomplishments, new plans, new goals, new dreams."},{"start":19.57,"end":21.47,"text":"I have to worry about my goals, and worry about my political tactics, and worry about my faith."},{"start":21.49,"end":22.35,"text":"There is, of course, the political science."},{"start":22.37,"end":23.31,"text":"I'm worried about what I'm going to do in life."},{"start":23.33,"end":24.71,"text":"I'm worried about my current career, and what's highest in the world."},{"start":24.73,"end":25.3,"text":"I'm worried about my father."},{"start":25.71,"end":51.42,"text":"uh oh"},{"start":53.26,"end":57.86,"text":"I want to get this water."},{"start":57.88,"end":58.39,"text":"I don't want any of that."},{"start":58.41,"end":58.91,"text":"It's the head of the car."},{"start":59.26,"end":87.38,"text":"."},{"start":87.4,"end":87.42,"text":"."},{"start":87.44,"end":87.46,"text":"."},{"start":88.46,"end":109.52,"text":"Number one."},{"start":110.34,"end":129.35,"text":"."},{"start":129.37,"end":129.39,"text":"."},{"start":129.41,"end":129.43,"text":"."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon utilized this session to rehearse an upcoming speech, reflecting on the personal and professional burdens of the presidency. He articulated concerns regarding political strategy, life goals, and his public legacy while preparing for a major address. The rehearsal served as a moment of introspection and refinement for the President's public messaging.","topics":["Speech rehearsal","Political strategy","Presidential legacy","Public communication","Self-reflection"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:34:06.108Z"},"topicSlugs":["speech-rehearsal","political-strategy","presidential-legacy","public-communication","self-reflection"],"audioDurationSec":129,"audioFiles":[{"file":"246-027.mp3","bytes":5181440,"durationSec":129.4,"bitrate":320347,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.695Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/246-027.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/246-027","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/246/conversation-246-027","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}