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Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House Tapes

Friday, February 23, 1973 · 2:48 PM–3:02 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 56 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation413-003 on Tape 413StartFriday, February 23, 1973 at 2:48 PMEndFriday, February 23, 1973 at 3:02 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 413-003 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417187177 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting in the Old Executive Office Building with an unidentified male visitor. The dialogue remains largely unintelligible, consisting of repetitive, vague pleasantries regarding the nature of their discussion. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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NARA Description

On February 23, 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 2:48 pm and 3:02 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 413-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 413-3

Date: February 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:48 pm and 3:02 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown man.

       Luck

       Helpfulness

       Portrait
                  -Face

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 3:02 pm.
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 413-39 (cont’d)

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I don't know what to say to you, man, but don't play out here.
I don't know what to say to you, man.
I don't know what to say to you, man.
That was a very flattering conversation.

Also recorded on February 23, 1973

  • 413-001 2:36 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles B. ("Bud") Wilkinson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:36 pm to 2:48 pm.
  • 862-024 2:36 PM · 39 sec — Unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 2:36 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:58 am on February 26, 1973.
  • 863-001 2:36 PM · 6 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 2:36 pm on February 23, 1973 and 9:50 pm on February 24, 1973.
  • 863-002 2:36 PM · 26 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 2:36 pm on February 23, 1973 and 9:50 pm on February 24, 1973.
  • 863-003 2:36 PM · 29 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 2:36 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:58 am on February 26, 1973.
  • 413-002 2:48 PM · 13 sec — 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 2:48 pm and 3:02 pm.
  • 413-004 2:48 PM · 15 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 2:48 pm and 3:02 pm.
  • 413-005 2:48 PM · 13 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 2:48 pm and 3:02 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 413-003, February 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417187177). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/413-003 (accessed November 15, 2026).