Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 432 › Conversation 432-044
Nixon alone in his EOB office on Watergate scandal and Presidential speech
Monday, April 30, 1973 · 8:25 PM–8:58 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 23 sec
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon utilized this time to rehearse his forthcoming nationally televised address regarding the Watergate scandal. The session served as a final preparation for his public attempt to address the ongoing political crisis and assert his administration's position. No dialogue with other participants was recorded, as the session focused exclusively on the delivery and refinement of his prepared remarks.
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NARA Description
On April 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:25 pm and 8:58 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 432-044 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 432-44
Date: April 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:25 pm and 8:58 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 of
the United States: Richard Nixon, Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of
the President, 1973, pages 328-333.]
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 432-044, May 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/432-044 (accessed October 5, 2026).