Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 406 › Conversation 406-026
Nixon & Brennan on Cabinet appointments and Department of Labor
Tuesday, January 30, 1973 · 6:50 PM–6:51 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 36 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief introductory meeting with Secretary of Labor Peter J. Brennan following Brennan's confirmation. The discussion served as a formal greeting between the President and his new cabinet member. No substantive policy decisions or action items were addressed during this minute-long exchange.
- Peter J. Brennan
- Cabinet appointments
- Department of Labor
- Presidential meetings
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NARA Description
On January 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:50 pm to 6:51 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 406-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 406-26 Date: January 30, 1973 Time: 6:50 pm - 6:51 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Patrick J. Buchanan. [See Conversation No. 36-120]
Also recorded on January 30, 1973
- 406-023 6:45 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 6:50 pm.
- 406-024 6:45 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 6:50 pm.
- 406-025 6:45 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 6:50 pm.
- 036-120 6:50 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 6:50 pm to 6:51 pm.
- 036-121 6:51 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:51 pm and 6:56 pm.
- 406-027 6:51 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:51 pm and 6:56 pm.
- 036-122 6:56 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 6:56 pm to 6:57 pm.
- 406-028 6:56 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:56 pm to 6:57 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 406-026, January 30, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/406-026 (accessed October 6, 2026).