President Nixon utilized this session to rehearse his upcoming televised address regarding the escalating situation in Southeast Asia. The conversation focused on refining the rhetoric and delivery of his message to the American public. This rehearsal served as a final preparation for the President to articulate his administration's policy decisions and justify his strategic actions in the region.
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 7:25 pm and 8:04 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 336-066 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 336-66 Date: May 8, 1972 Time: Unknown between 7:25 and 8:04 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President rehearsed his “Address to the Nation on the Situation in Southeast Asia”. [See Public Papers of the Presidents, Richard M. Nixon, 1972, pp. 583-587]
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