Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 410 › Conversation 410-023

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on H. R. Haldeman

Thursday, March 15, 1973 · 4:29 PM–4:34 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation410-023 on Tape 410StartThursday, March 15, 1973 at 4:29 PMEndThursday, March 15, 1973 at 4:34 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 410-023 ↗

President Nixon held a brief, informal check-in with an unidentified participant, following a previous attempt to reach Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman. The discussion centered on procedural coordination and administrative preparation for upcoming tasks. No substantive policy decisions were reached during this short interaction.

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Okay.
Okay.
He can get me ready.
All right.

On March 15, 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 4:29 pm and 4:34 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 410-023 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 410-23

Date: March 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:29 pm and 4:34 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

       Return call from H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
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  • 880-016 4:17 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:17 pm and 4:18 pm.
  • 880-017 4:17 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:17 pm and 4:18 pm.
  • 880-018 4:18 PM · 2 hr 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:18 pm to 5:30 pm.
  • 410-021 4:24 PM · 10 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 4:24 pm and 4:26 pm.
  • 410-022 4:26 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:26 pm to 4:29 pm.
  • 410-024 4:29 PM · 14 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 4:29 pm and 4:34 pm.
  • 410-025 4:34 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:34 pm to 4:35 pm.
  • 410-026 4:35 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 4:42 pm.

Conversation 410-023, March 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/410-023 (accessed October 1, 2026).