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Conversation 336-050

TapeTape 336StartMonday, May 8, 1972 at 6:14 PMEndMonday, May 8, 1972 at 6:22 PMTape start time02:31:13Tape end time02:31:58ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AI Summary

President Richard M. Nixon practiced the delivery of his televised address concerning the escalating crisis in Southeast Asia. The rehearsal focused on articulating the justification for military actions, specifically framing them as necessary measures to secure the return of prisoners of war and ensure regional security. Nixon refined his rhetoric to emphasize American resolve and the conditions under which he would order a cessation of hostilities.

Vietnam WarPrisoners of WarPresidential rhetoricForeign policyPublic address
AudioNARA Description

On May 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:14 pm and 6:22 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 336-050 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 336-50

Date: May 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:14 and 6:22 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President rehearsed his “Address to the Nation on the Situation in Southeast Asia”.

[This is a continuation of Conversation No. 336-34]

[See Public Papers of the Presidents, Richard M. Nixon, 1972, pp. 583-587]
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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That was our responsibility as a break-taking nation, to make sure this America evolved in at least five times.
However, when a nation abandoned all its friends, broke its forearms in the battle of the territory of the Savior, and refused to go to shoot, we had to make a new mission.
And these were the chances that the 60,000 American men and women that they would have decided to do the greatest job in this country could possibly achieve.
I was there to vote for food, and everyone must be denied the weapon to supply them with food security and security.
Local and Asian, Republican and non, I walked with all of the majors to be independent.
I worked with all of the majors, particularly the men of the 19th century.
All of the majors in our field, in sports and the mind, provided access to the sports and our field to be able to operate strong and strong.
These actions are not directed against the U.S.
These actions I ordered to cease under following conditions.
First of all, we're in a prison for more than a year.
Some of our field members have been living in almost filled with degrading circumstances for over eight years.
Also, on page 12, there's another line that I used as a book description, so that page 12, the bottom of the page, the actions I organized, were what I was describing.
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