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Conversation 042-015

TapeTape 42StartTuesday, April 6, 1971 at 11:13 AMEndTuesday, April 6, 1971 at 11:14 AMTape start time00:19:36Tape end time00:20:07ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Acker, Marjorie P.Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon directed Marjorie Acker to make specific editorial cuts to a draft of an upcoming speech. The revisions required the removal of the final paragraph on page 10 and the top paragraph on page 11 regarding the testing of the Vietnam policy. These adjustments were ordered to be applied to both the President’s master copy and the version provided to an unnamed recipient.

SpeechwritingVietnam WarEditorial revisionsExecutive communication
AudioNARA Description

On April 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone from 11:13 am to 11:14 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 42-15

Date: April 6, 1971
Time: 11:13 am - 11:14 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Marjorie P. Acker.

     Draft of President's speech
           -Changes
           -Vietnam
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Yeah.
Hello.
Marge, and on the copy, and this is the copy that I, mine as well as theirs, but I mean, on page 10 and 11, I want one cut made on the copy you give to him, and it will be in the master, too.
The last paragraph, what is being tested is to be cut.
All right.
Got it?
And if we fail in Vietnam, the top paragraph on page 11 is to be cut.
All right.
All right.
Okay.
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