President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Executive Office Building for a brief, informal encounter. The recorded interaction consists primarily of a numeric count, suggesting a technical test of the recording equipment rather than a substantive policy discussion. No significant administrative decisions or political topics were addressed during the brief duration of the meeting.
On February 6, 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 2:47 pm and 2:57 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 409-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 409-16
Date: February 6, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:47 pm and 2:52 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown man.
Instructions
-Coca cola [?]
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 2:52 pm.
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