President Nixon practiced his delivery of a formal address in French, focusing on the proper pronunciation of titles for various Canadian government officials. This rehearsal was in preparation for his official visit to Canada, where he would be delivering remarks before the Canadian Parliament. The session served as a linguistic drill to ensure he could correctly address the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Speaker of the Senate, and the Prime Minister.
On April 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:30 pm and 2:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 329-030 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 329-30 Date: April 13, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:30 pm and 2:00 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President rehearsed a speech in French. [A transcript of the final form of this speech appears in PPP 1972, pp. 537-541.]
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