Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 273 › Conversation 273-054

Nixon alone in his EOB office on Economic policy and Speech rehearsal

Sunday, August 15, 1971 · 7:36 PM–8:55 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation273-054 onTape 273 (tape position 05:06:46–05:08:19)StartSunday, August 15, 1971 at 7:36 PMEndSunday, August 15, 1971 at 8:55 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 273-054 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard M. Nixon conducted a private rehearsal of his upcoming address to the nation regarding his administration's significant new economic policies. During this practice session, he refined the rhetorical framing of his government's initiatives, emphasizing the necessity of public confidence and individual character in sustaining the American economic system. The rehearsal focused on presenting these sweeping measures as a means to inspire national spirit and restore faith in the country's economic future.

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5:06:46Rydyn ni'n ffodus i fyw mewn gwleidyddiaeth gyda system economaidd sy'n gallu cynhyrchu i'w bobl yr angen mwyaf i fyw yn y byd, system sy'n hyblyg iawn i newid ei ffordd yn ymgyrchol pan mae penderfyniadau'n golygu newid.
5:06:50A'r pwysicaf, system sy'n hyblyg iawn i'w gwasanaethu i gynhyrchu llawr a chyfleoedd sydd wedi'u cyflawni mewn ystod y dynion.
5:06:58Yn ymwneud â'r gweithgareddau llywodraethol rydw i wedi'u cyflwyno heddiw, rydw i wedi lleoli'r fases drwy gyflawniadau newydd i'w wneud yn bosibl i ni gyflawni'n dda gyda'r rest o ddau, ac i agor y ddau i adeiladu.
5:07:08Llywodraeth gyda'i holl bwysau sydd ddim yn golygu'r allwedd i gyflawni'r llywodraeth.
5:07:16Mae'r allwedd hwnnw, fy ffrindiau, yn eich llyfrau.
5:07:20Mae'r dyniaeth, fel person, yn rhaid i gael ymddiriedaeth mewn gwirionedd i gyflawni.
5:07:25Yn ymweliadau economaidd, mae'r ymddiriedaeth mewn gwirionedd yn cael ei alw'n ysbrydol.
5:07:28Mae pob actiwn rydw i wedi'i wneud heddiw wedi'i ddylunio i gyflawni ac yn ysbrydoli'r ysbrydol.
5:07:35Mae'n ein helpu i ddod allan o'r ystyriaeth a'r ysbrydol, sy'n arwain ein hyder a'n arwain ein hyder a'n ein hunain.
5:07:43Os yw'r dyniaeth hon yn ystod nifer un mewn economi'r bywydau neu'n ysgrifennu ei hun i'r ail, neu'r tair, neu'r chwech.
5:07:51Os ydym ni fel dyniaeth yn ystyried ein ffaith yn ein hunain neu'n colli'r ffaith hwnnw.
5:07:56P'un a fyddwn ni'n cymryd yn gyflym i'r effaith sy'n gwneud yn bosib i ffyrdd a llaw yn y byd, neu'n llwyddo'n llwyr, mae'r holl hynny'n ymddangos ar eich ysbrydoliad cyffredinol, eich synnwyr personol, eich pridd yn eich wlad ac yn eich sefydliad.
5:08:12Gallwn ni fod yn siŵr am hynny.
5:08:13Wrth i'r llwyddiant o'r llaw, mae'r her cyffredinol o'r byd yn cynyddu.
5:08:17Rydyn ni'n gobeithio'r cyffredinol, oherwydd mae'r wlad yn y byd, sy'n cael ei alw arni.

NARA Description

On August 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:36 pm and 8:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 273-054 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 273-54

Date: August 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:36 pm and 8:55 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President rehearsed a speech.

[See Public Papers of the Presidents, Richard M. Nixon, 1971, pp. 886-891]

Also recorded on August 15, 1971

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  • 273-048 7:24 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:24 pm and 7:34 pm.
  • 273-049 7:34 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:34 pm to 7:36 pm.
  • 273-050 7:36 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:36 pm and 8:55 pm.
  • 273-051 7:36 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:36 pm and 8:55 pm.
  • 273-052 7:36 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:36 pm and 8:55 pm.
  • 273-053 7:36 PM · 30 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 7:36 pm and 8:55 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 273-054, August 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/273-054 (accessed September 18, 2026).