On January 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:22 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 402-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 402-5
Date: January 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:02 pm and 5:22 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President played a recording of a memorandum for the files.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Inaugural Balls
End of day’s tape
The President resumed his dictation.
Taped recollections of 1973 Inauguration
-Balls
-Church service
-Receptions
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Feb-09)
Conversation No. 402-5 (cont’d)
-Good behavior
-Parades
-Pride, dignity
-Photographs
-Great surprise
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-Hopes
-F. Donald Nixon [?]
-Guest
-Surprise
-Jane [last name unknown]
-Younger sister
-John Ryan [?]
-Republican National Committee [RNC] Reception
-Charles W. Colson
-Mrs. Nixon
-Rose Mary Woods
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1A
[Unintelligible]
[Duration: 1m 34s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1A
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-Republicans
-Public
-White House staff
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Press relations
-Speech
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1B
[Unintelligible]
[Duration: 36s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1B
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Feb-09)
Conversation No. 402-5 (cont’d)
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-Boy
-Handshake
-Politeness
-Smile
[Pause]
Paragraph
[Pause]
The President replayed the recorded dictation.
-Jane [last name unknown]
-Younger sister
-Daughter Ezra
-Band
-Performance
-Jane’s younger sister and her daughter Ezra
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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