Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 260 › Conversation 260-027

Nixon & Andrews on National Archives and Speechwriting

Friday, July 2, 1971 · 8:50 PM–9:20 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Andrews, John K., Jr.Conversation260-027 on Tape 260 (tape position 03:25:04–03:29:26)StartFriday, July 2, 1971 at 8:50 PMEndFriday, July 2, 1971 at 9:20 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 260-027 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with John K. Andrews, Jr. to coordinate preparations for an upcoming presidential address at the National Archives. The discussion focused on refining the speech's length, evaluating various draft versions, and perfecting the specific language to be used. The two men worked to ensure the content met the President’s standards before the event concluded.

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No, not the 95.
No, nothing's the 95.
It was the 95.
No, no, no.
It was the 95.
It was the 95.
No, no, no.
Go ahead.
No problem.
All right, thank you.
Come in.
Sorry, we had to move the deadline, in fact.
Oh, no problem.
No problem.
That's a good drill.
No problem.
All right.
The light was going up a little.
It was about 1200 as you had it, and I think it's right around the throat of over 1500 at this point.
Maybe 15.
Something like that.
We got it all here.
I have a copy of the other drafts here too if you wanted to compare the two.
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Thank you.

NARA Description

On July 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:50 pm and 9:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 260-027 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 260-27

Date: July 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:50 pm and 9:20 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown man [John K. Andrews, Jr.?].

     The President's forthcoming speech at the National Archives
          -Lengths
          -Drafts
          -Wording

This conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 9:20 pm.

Also recorded on July 3, 1971

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  • 006-115 7:58 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:58 am.
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  • 006-117 7:58 AM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 8:58 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 260-027, July 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/260-027 (accessed October 5, 2026).