President Nixon practiced a public address in the Old Executive Office Building, focusing on the upcoming nominations of Lewis Powell and William Rehnquist to the Supreme Court. The President emphasized the need to build public trust in these appointees and their ability to uphold institutional integrity. The session served as a rehearsal for a broadcast intended to garner political support for his judicial selections.
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 6:45 pm and 7:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 281-064 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 281-64 Date: October 21, 1971 Time: Unknown between 6:45 pm and 7:05 pm 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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