Conversation 405-003

TapeTape 405StartThursday, January 25, 1973 at 7:54 AMEndThursday, January 25, 1973 at 8:38 AMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, early-morning meeting with an unidentified individual in the Old Executive Office Building. The conversation is largely unintelligible, containing cryptic references to the "strength and power of the sea," and yields no clear substantive policy discussion or actionable directives. Consequently, the meeting remains a fragment of the taping system with no discernable historical or political outcome.

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NARA Description

On January 25, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:54 am and 8:38 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 405-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 405-3

Date: January 25, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:54 am and 8:38 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown person.

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                                                             Conversation No. 405-3 (cont’d)

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 8:38 am.

Transcript (AI-Generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.

This is the source of the will of the sea.

This is the source of the strength and the power of the sea.

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