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Speeches and other Media Uses by Richard M. Nixon,
37th President of the United States,
1/20/69-08/09/74

Russell D. Renka

Speeches -

Early Career in Congress (1947 to 20 January 1953):                     Top

2/18/47 - Nixon's Maiden Speech to the House of Representatives [February 18, 1947], U.S. House of Representatives; source:  Speeches By And About Richard Nixon from watergate.info

7/11/52 - Acceptance speech by Richard Nixon for nomination as vice-president at the 1952 Republican convention; mp3 audio file; source:  Richard M. Nixon An Inventory of Spoken Word Audio Recordings in the Vincent Voice Library, Michigan State University (hereafter:  Nixon at Vincent Voice Library)

9/23/52  - Richard Nixon's Checkers Speech [September 23, 1952], Los Angeles, CA., text plus RealAudio excerpt; source:  Speeches By And About Richard Nixon from watergate.info
    - checkers.asx direct audio; source:  The Authentic History Center 1950s Speeches page 1
    - Richard M. Nixon defends secret political fund - Listen to Audio (Nixon Checkers), 11:10 in audio, and/or Video review (by others), 3:52 in video; source:  The History Channel Speeches & Video (Note:  All clips at this site are preceded by a commercial.  I haven't figured out how to directly circumvent that.  You have to put up with it before these clips load and play.)
    - Richard Nixon Checkers Speech, full text plus RealAudio excerpt (1:19); source: The History Place - Sounds of History
    - Richard M. Nixon - Checkers Speech, text and audio mp3; source:  American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank - Index of Speeches M-R
      
Vice President (20 January 1953 to 20 January 1961):                     Top

9/21/54 - Nixon speaks on the issues of the 1954 Congressional and state race, Lansing, Mich.; mp3 audio file; source:  Nixon at Vincent Voice Library

5/15/58 - Address at the airport on arrival from South American trip with description of reception at airport (riots); mp3 audio file; source:  Nixon at Vincent Voice Library

7/24/59 - The Kitchen Debate Nixon And Khrushchev [1959], Moscow Fair, U.S.S.R., text only;  source:  Speeches By And About Richard Nixon
            - Nikita Khrushchev and Richard M. Nixon: The Kitchen Debate, Moscow Fair, U.S.S.R., 7:25 in audio; source:  The History Channel Speeches & Video
            - nixkhr59.asx, 7:26 in audio; source:  The Authentic History Center 1950s Speeches page 2

7/28/60 - 1960 Republican National Convention Acceptance Address, International Amphitheatre, Chicago, IL, text and audio mp3; source:  American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank - Index of Speeches M-R

8/17/60 - The Need For Leadership - [August 17, 1960], Greensboro, N.C.; text; source:  Speeches By And About Richard Nixon

8/21/60 - The Meaning Of Communism To Americans [August 21, 1960], text; source:  Speeches By And About Richard Nixon

Presidential Debates v. John F. Kennedy, Fall 1960:                     Top

9/26/60 (First) - Text and Audio of First Nixon-Kennedy Presidential Election Debate [September 26, 1960]; source:  Speeches By And About Richard Nixon

10/7/60 (Second) - Second Kennedy-Nixon Debate October 7, 1960, Washington, D.C.; text plus video clip; source:  JFK Library's Speeches of John, Robert and Edward Kennedy

10/13/60 (Third) - Third Kennedy-Nixon Debate October 13, 1960, Hollywood, CA.; text plus video clip; source:  JFK Library's Speeches of John, Robert and Edward Kennedy

10/21/60 (Fourth) - Presidential Campaign Debate vs. John F. Kennedy (clip), New York City; 5:37 in audio (not video), from Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon
            - Fourth Kennedy-Nixon Debate October 21, 1960, New York; text plus video clip; source:  JFK Library's Speeches of John, Robert and Edward Kennedy
            - kennix60.asx, 5:36 audio clip; source:  The Authentic History Center 1960s Speeches page 1

On the Debates and the surrounding campaign with numerous speeches, see JFK LINK - contents_joint_jfk_rmn from JFK LINK - Speeches.  Analysis of the debates on television is accessed at The Great Debate & Beyond: The History of Televised Presidential Debates.

Out of Office, pre-presidential (20 January 1961 to 20 January 1969):                     Top

11/07/62 - Richard M. Nixon, former U.S. vice president concedes defeat in gubernatorial election; contextual statement with audio clip; source:  The History Channel - Great Speeches
            - Nixon concession 1962.asx, 16:20 in audio; source:  The Authentic History Center 1960s Speeches page 1
        - Richard M. Nixon concedes defeat in gubernatorial election, 16:18 in audio (to the press:  "You won't have Dick Nixon to kick around any more, because gentlemen, this is my last press conference.");  source:  The History Channel Speeches & Video
        - Nixon concession, 1:27 audio excerpt; source:  The History Place - Sounds of History
        - Richard M. Nixon: 1962 California GOP Concession Speech, mp3 audio only; source:  American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank - Index of Speeches M-R

7/14/64 - Richard M. Nixon, former U.S. vice president Declines candidacy for the 1964 Republican nomination, Republican National Convention, San Francisco, CA; contextual statement with audio clip; source:  The History Channel - Great Speeches
            - Richard M. Nixon declines candidacy for the 1964 Republican nomination, 0:48 in audio; source:  The History Channel Speeches & Video

8/08/68 - Nixon's Acceptance of the GOP Nomination for President [August 8, 1968], text; source:  Speeches By And About Richard Nixon
            - Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech at the 1968 Republican National Convention, 2:09 in audio, from Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

November 1968 - Richard M. Nixon, Republican nominee for president Campaigns for presidency on "Bring us together" basis; contextual statement with audio clip; source:  The History Channel - Great Speeches
              - "Bring us together", 0:44 in audio; source:  source:  The History Channel Speeches & Video

12/11/68 - President-elect Richard Nixon, in a national telecast, names his cabinet; mp3 audio file; source:  Nixon at Vincent Voice Library

First Presidential Term (20 January 1961 to 20 January 1973):                     Top

1/20/69 - Nixon takes the oath of office, U.S. Capitol, East Side, audio via Real Player; source:  Speeches By And About Richard Nixon

1/20/69 - Nixon's First Inaugural Address [January 20, 1969], text and Real Player; source:  Speeches By And About Richard Nixon
            - video and text, Inaugural Address; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon
            - nixon69.asx, 2:15 audio excerpt; source:  The Authentic History Center 1960s Speeches page 3

2/26/69 - President Nixon's Address to the German Parliament, text only; source:  U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Germany

3/04/69 - Press conference and report to the nation on President Richard Nixon's European trip, East Room of the White House; mp3 audio file; source:  Nixon at Vincent Voice Library
            - Press conference on President Richard Nixon's European trip; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

6/04/69 - Commencement address at U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO.; mp3 audio file; source:  Nixon at Vincent Voice Library
            - Commencement address at U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, in audio; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

7/20/69 - Nixon's Undelivered Moon Disaster Speech [1969] (in the event of disaster on the Apollo 11 moon landing); text only; source:  Speeches By And About Richard Nixon
           -July 18 undelivered moon disaster speech from William Safire; source: The Smoking Gun Archive

11/03/69 - Nixon's 'Silent Majority' Vietnam Speech [November 3, 1969], The White House, text only; source:  Speeches By And About Richard Nixon
        - President Nixon's address to nation. Current U.S. position on the war in Vietnam; mp3 audio file; source:  Nixon at Vincent Voice Library
        - Address to the Nation on the War in Vietnam; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon
        - Richard M. Nixon - The Great Silent Majority, text and audio mp3; source:  American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank - Index of Speeches M-R

12/15/69 - Address to the Nation on Progress Toward Peace in Vietnam; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

1/22/70 - State of the Union message; U.S. Capitol; mp3 audio files, 2 parts at 43 min.; source:  Nixon at Vincent Voice Library
            - Annual Message to the Congress on the State of the Union, audio;  source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

3/23/70 - Nixon's comments and actions on postal workers' strike; mp3 audio file; source:  Nixon at Vincent Voice Library
            - Remarks About Work Stoppages in the Postal System, audio; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

4/20/70 - TV address to nation regarding troop withdrawals from Vietnam; mp3 audio file; source:  Nixon at Vincent Voice Library
            - Address to the Nation on Progress Toward Peace in Vietnam, audio; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

4/30/70 - Richard Nixon announces that American troops have invaded neutral Cambodia ("pitiful, helpless giant"), The White House; 22 min. mp3 audio file; source:  Nixon at Vincent Voice Library
            - Richard M. Nixon: Cambodian Incursion Address, text and audio mp3; source:  American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank - Index of Speeches M-R
            -Address to the Nation on the Situation in Southeast Asia; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

5/08/70 - Press conference held at White House. Nixon discusses the present status of war in Vietnam and regarding Cambodia; mp3 audio file; source:  Nixon at Vincent Voice Library

10/7/70 - Address to the Nation About a New Initiative for Peace in Southeast Asia; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

10/30/70 - Remarks in Anaheim, California on Vietnam War Policy; 1:40 in audio; source: Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon
            - History Channel - Speeches - Richard M. Nixon, thirty-seventh U.S. president On the Vietnam War

1/22/71 - State of the Union message, mp3 audio file; source:  Nixon at Vincent Voice Library
            - Annual Message to the Congress on the State of the Union, 12:39 in audio; source: Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

3/17/71 - Richard M. Nixon, 37th U.S. president Announces engagement of daughter Tricia, contextual statement with audio clip; source:  The History Channel - Great Speeches

4/07/71 - Vietnam troop withdrawals; mp3 audio file; source:  Nixon at Vincent Voice Library
        - Address to the Nation on the Situation in Southeast Asia; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon
        - Address to the Nation on Vietnam, text and audio mp3; source:  American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank - Index of Speeches M-R
        - Nixon's Public vs. Private Statements - Seeking a 'Decent Interval' Exit From Vietnam with "... One American Dying in Combat is One Too Many..." on Flash Player; source:  The Nixon Presidency — 30 Years After from Miller Center of Public Affairs

8/17/71 - Remarks to the 89th Annual International Meeting of the Knights of Columbus in New York City; source: Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

/71 (date unspecified) - Nixon to AFL-CIO; mp3 audio file; source:  Nixon at Vincent Voice Library

9/09/71 - Richard Nixon's address at a joint session of Congress asking for implementation of the President's new economic policies; mp3 audio file; source:  Nixon at Vincent Voice Library
            - Address to the Congress on Stabilization of the Economy; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

9/23/71 - Richard Nixon's speech before the Economic Club of Detroit at Cobo Hall; mp3 audio file; source:  Nixon at Vincent Voice Library
            - Remarks at a Question-and-Answer Session With a 10-Member Panel of the Economic Club of Detroit; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

10/07/71 - Nixon's speech describing Phase Two of the wage-price freeze; mp3 audio file; source:  Nixon at Vincent Voice Library
            - Address to the Nation on the Post-Freeze Economic Stabilization Program- "The Continuing Fight Against Inflation"; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

1/20/72 - State of the Union message; mp3 audio file; source:  Nixon at Vincent Voice Library
        - Address on the State of the Union Delivered Before a Joint Session of the Congress; source: Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon
        - American Rhetoric Richard Nixon - Second Inaugural Address

1/25/72 - Address to the Nation Making Public a Plan for Peace in Vietnam, audio; source: Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

2/25/72 - President Richard Nixon speaks at a banquet in Peking, hosted by President Nixon and Chinese Premier Chou-En-Lai. With Chinese translations; mp3 audio file; source:  Nixon at Vincent Voice Library
            - Toasts of the President and Premier Chou En-lai of China at a Banquet Honoring the Premier in Peking, audio; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

6/01/72 - Nixon gives an address to a joint session of Congress immediately after his return from a visit to the Soviet Union and other countries; mp3 audio file; source:  Nixon at Vincent Voice Library
            - Address to a Joint Session of the Congress on Return From Austria, the Soviet Union, Iran, and Poland, audio; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

8/23/72 - Richard Nixon accepts the presidential nomination at the 1972 Republican National Convention; mp3 audio file; source:  Nixon at Vincent Voice Library
            - Remarks on Accepting the Presidential Nomination of the Republican National Convention, audio; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

11/8/72 - Richard Nixon's victory speech after the confirmation of his re-election as President; mp3 audio file; source:  Nixon at Vincent Voice Library
            - Remarks at a Presidential Election Victory Rally, audio; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

Second Presidential Term (20 January 1973 to 9 August 1974):                   Top

1/20/73 - Nixon's Second Inaugural Address [January 20, 1973], U.S. Capitol, East Side; text plus audio; source:  Speeches By And About Richard Nixon
        - Oath of Office and Second Inaugural Address; source: Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon
        - Second Inaugural Address, text and audio mp3; source:  American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank - Index of Speeches M-R

1/23/73 - "Peace With Honor" Nixon's Speech on the Agreement to end the War in Vietnam [January 23, 1973]; text plus audio; source:  Speeches By And About Richard Nixon
            - Richard M. Nixon, thirty-seventh U.S. president Announces Vietnam peace agreement; contextual statement with audio clip; source:  The History Channel - Great Speeches
            - Nixon's cease-fire speech, an address announcing the impending agreement with North Vietnam; mp3 audio file; source:  Nixon at Vincent Voice Library
            - Address to the Nation Announcing Conclusion of an Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam; 3:39 in audio; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon
            - nixendviet74.asx, 3:37 audio excerpt; source:  The Authentic History Center 1970s Speeches page 1
            - Richard M. Nixon announces Vietnam peace agreement ("Peace with Honor"), 3:39 video (mislabeled for "January 23, 1971" instead of 1973); source:  The History Channel Speeches & Video

4/30/73 - Nixon's First Watergate Speech [April 30, 1973]; text only; source:  Speeches By And About Richard Nixon

5/24/73 - Remarks at a Reception for Returned Prisoners of War, audio and video; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

8/15/73 - Nixon's Second Watergate Speech [August 15, 1973]; text only; source:  Speeches By And About Richard Nixon

11/17/73 - Release of the Watergate Tapes, Orlando, Fla.; audio excerpts; source:  The Richard Nixon Audio Archive - Webcorp Multimedia
            - nixcrook73.asx, 1:26 audio excerpt; source:  The Authentic History Center 1970s Speeches page 1
            - Richard M. Nixon, thirty-seventh U.S. president Denies involvement in the Watergate affair, with "I am not a crook." during White House press conference; contextual statement with audio clip; source:  The History Channel - Great Speeches
            - Q&A at the Annual Convention of the Associated Press Managing Editors Association (clip), 1:10 in audio; source: Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon
            - Richard M. Nixon denies involvement in the Watergate affair, 1:28 audio; source:  The History Channel Speeches & Video
            -"I am not a crook ... "  audio excerpt (24 seconds); source:  Speeches By And About Richard Nixon

1/30/74 - State of the Union Address; mp3 audio file with excerpts; source:  Nixon at Vincent Voice Library
            - Annual Message to the Congress on the State of the Union., 11:50 in video; source: Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

2/9/74 - Radio Address About Proposed Transportation Legislation; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

2/23/74 - Radio Address About the American Right of Privacy; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

3/15/74 - Question-and-Answer Session at the Executives' Club of Chicago; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

4/10/74 - Remarks During a Campaign Tour of Michigan's Eighth Congressional District; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

4/29/74 - Nixon's television speech about Watergate, showing 1200 page transcripts to be handed over to congressional committee on the following morning; mp3 audio file; source:  Nixon at Vincent Voice Library
            - Address to the Nation Announcing Answer to the House Judiciary Committee Subpoena for Additional Presidential Tape Recordings (selected release of tapes); source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

6/10/74 - Remarks on Departure for the Middle East; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

7/3/74 - Address to the Nation on Returning From the Soviet Union; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

8/08/74 - Nixon's Resignation Speech [August 8, 1974], The White House; text and audio; source: Speeches By And About Richard Nixon
            - Richard M. Nixon, thirty-seventh U.S. president Announces his resignation, The White House; contextual statement with audio clip; source:  The History Channel - Great Speeches
            - Richard Nixon's resignation speech; mp3 audio file; source:  Nixon at Vincent Voice Library
            - Address to the Nation Announcing Decision To Resign the Presidency, audio; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon
            - nixres.asx, 3:36 in audio; source:  The Authentic History Center 1970s Speeches page 1
           - Richard M. Nixon - Resigning the Presidency (1974), text and full audio (15:26); source:  The History Place - Great Speeches Collection
            - Richard M. Nixon - Resignation Speech, text and audio mp3; source:  American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank - Index of Speeches M-R
            - Richard M.Nixon announced his resignation as the 37th President of the United States on August 8, 1974. source: Camera Works Audio and Video (washingtonpost.com) (use at Google)

8/09/74 - Nixon's Final Remarks To The White House Staff [August 9, 1974]; text plus audio and video links; source:  Speeches By And About Richard Nixon
        - Nixon's farewell to his staff and cabinet; mp3 audio file; source:  Nixon at Vincent Voice Library
        - Remarks on Departure from the White House; 6:17 in audio; source: Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon
        - Nixon’s Farewell to the White House Staff; several venues; source - The Nixon Presidency — 30 Years After from Miller Center of Public Affairs
        - White House Farewell, text and 1:17 edited audio excerpt; Source:  The History Place - Great Speeches Collection
        - Farewell Address to White House Cabinet and Staff, text and audio mp3; source:  American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank - Index of Speeches M-R

August 1974 (date unspecified) - The Speech That Might Have Been Nixon Refuses To Resign; text only; source:  Speeches By And About Richard Nixon

Post-presidential speeches (9 August 1974 to 22 April 1994):                    Top

9/8/74 - Ford's Pardon, in Flash Player (by President Gerald Ford); source:  The Nixon Presidency — 30 Years After from Miller Center of Public Affairs
           - Gerald R. Ford pardons former president Richard Nixon, 0:55 in audio; source:  The History Channel Speeches & Video

4/22/94 - President Bill Clinton on the death of Richard Nixon; source:  The History Channel Speeches & Video

Nixon on the telephone:                Top

    American RadioWorks - The President Calling - Richard Nixon is from Steven Smith and Kate Ellis, White House Tapes - The President Calling at American RadioWorks with sections on Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon.  The Nixon excerpts include Choosing Rehnquist, Bombing for Peace, and 'Naked To His Enemies' (on the April 1973 firing of Nixon's two top aides after Watergate revelations began pouring out).  See also The Last Days, a series of photographs taken of Nixon and family as he prepares the resignation speech of August 8. 1974.
    Miller Center of Public Affairs - Presidential Recordings Program has "Transcript & Audio Highlight Clips" with four pieces on Nixon.

Watergate Tapes:                 Top

Miller Center of Public Affairs - Richard Nixon - Presidential Recordings has comprehensive recordings from the 3700 hours of available Nixon White House telephone tapes.  The Miller Center of Public Affairs - Presidential Recordings Program - Nixon Tapes has an explanatory essay on the taping system used by President Nixon.  The long and difficult fight to extract the tapes themselves from the Nixon family and Nixon Library continues now, per National Security Archives, Nixon Library Promises Donation of Spliced Tapes-Files to National Archives (in 2005).
    HPOL - Search-Browse Results has 34 Watergate tapes; source:  History and Politics Out Loud.

Press Conferences (as president):                 Top

The President's News Conference of March 4, 1969 (trip to Europe), audio; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

The President's News Conference of April 8, 1970 (on Cambodia and Kent State), audio; Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

The President's News Conference of February 25, 1974 (about Watergate), audio; Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon

Note:  All press conference transcripts are available from Presidential News Conferences by The American Presidency Project.

Speech Writing:                  Top

Speech Writing in the Nixon and Ford White Houses from Craig R. Smith covers the several important speech writers who crafted Nixon speeches.

Campaign Commercials:                    Top

    The Living Room Candidate - 1960 (Kennedy v. Nixon), The Living Room Candidate - 1968 (Nixon v. Humphrey v. Wallace), and The Living Room Candidate - 1972 (Nixon v. McGovern) show extensive ads from all candidates.  Mother site is The Living Room Candidate at livingroomcandidate.movingimage.us/.  Excellent visual and sound, convenient to use; first rate.
    Among 11 classic commercials cited at AllPolitics - Ad Archive is a 1960 piece entitled "JFK Uses Ike to Blast Nixon."

General Informational Sources:                     Top

    Miller Center of Public Affairs - Richard M. Nixon Speeches has audio transcripts of many major Nixon speeches in chronological order with running time and brief descriptions of each speech.  Parent site is Miller Center of Public Affairs - Presidential Speeches.
    Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Richard Nixon from Presidential Audio - Video Archive by The American Presidency Project has many audio and 3 video files of Nixon speeches, some of them major and others relatively obscure and hard to find.  All have embedded links to text-only files. All have embedded links to text-only files.
    Vincent Voice Library - Richard Nixon has extensive audio recordings by and about Nixon.
    C-SPAN's American Presidents Life Portraits- Nixon has a variety of .ram files of and about Richard Nixon.

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