Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 246 › Conversation 246-032

Nixon alone in his EOB office on Speechwriting and Public Speaking

Wednesday, April 7, 1971 · 5:55 PM–6:01 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation246-032 onTape 246 (tape position 05:16:47–05:17:53)StartWednesday, April 7, 1971 at 5:55 PMEndWednesday, April 7, 1971 at 6:01 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 246-032 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon utilized this session to rehearse portions of an upcoming public address, focusing on personal anecdotes and themes of global peace. The brief recording captures the President practicing lines concerning his early life accomplishments and his vision for a future free from conflict. These remarks were subsequently refined for inclusion in his formal presidential papers.

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I'm going to ask you about one thing I really accomplished when I was a young man.
And it's not for you, but for me.
I'm going to ask you about one thing I really accomplished when I was a young man.
And it's not for you, but for me.
Thank you.
The world where they wouldn't have to fight anymore.
Woof!
Woof!

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 5:55 pm and 6:01 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 246-032 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 246-032

Date: April 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:55 pm and 6:01 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]

Also recorded on April 7, 1971

  • 246-027 5:05 PM · 2 min — 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.
  • 246-029 5:22 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:22 pm to 5:40 pm.
  • 246-030 5:40 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:40 pm and 5:50 pm.
  • 246-031 5:50 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:50 pm to 5:55 pm.
  • 246-033 6:01 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Mark I. Goode met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:01 pm to 6:10 pm.
  • 246-034 6:10 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 7:09 pm.
  • 246-035 6:10 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 7:09 pm.
  • 246-036 6:10 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 7:09 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 246-032, April 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/246-032 (accessed September 18, 2026).