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
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.
- Speechwriting
- Public Speaking
- Presidential Rhetoric
- Vietnam War
- Personal Anecdotes
Audio
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]
Transcript (AI-generated)
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- 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.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 246-032, April 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417183317). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/246-032 (accessed November 2, 2026).