æz ðə bˈɪldɪŋ ʌvðə lˈaɪbɹɛɹi wʌz hˈɛlpt baɪ ɐ fˈɛdɚɹəl ɡɹˈænt, ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl kˈɔːɹnɚstˌoʊn ʌvðə lˈaɪbɹɛɹi kəntˈeɪnd ɹˈɪtʃɚd nˈɪksənz ɪnˈɔːɡjʊɹɹəl ɐdɹˈɛs ænd ɐ ɹᵻpˈoːɹt ɔnðə wˈɔːɹ ɪn vˌiːətnˈɑːm ɹˈɪʔn̩ baɪ sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌv stˈeɪt dˈiːn ɹˈʌsk.
As the building of the library was helped by a federal grant, the original cornerstone of the library contained Richard Nixon's inaugural address and a report on the war in Vietnam written by Secretary of State Dean Rusk.