President Nixon utilized time in his Executive Office Building office to conduct a private rehearsal of an upcoming public address. The session focused on refining the rhetoric and delivery of the speech to ensure clarity and effective messaging for the intended national audience. This preparation was finalized for the official broadcast subsequently recorded in the Public Papers of the Presidents.
On October 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:51 am and 10:06 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 281-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 281-12 Date: October 21, 1971 Time: Unknown between 9:51 am and 10:06 am Location: Executive Office Building The President rehearsed a speech. [A transcript of the final broadcast of this speech appears in Public Papers of the Presidents, Richard M. Nixon, 1971, pp. 1053-1057]
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