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.
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 AidConversation 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]
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