Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 413 › Conversation 413-032
Nixon alone in his EOB office on Henry Kissinger and Press relations
Monday, February 26, 1973 · 5:36 PM–5:37 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 23 sec
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President Nixon met briefly with First Lady Pat Nixon to coordinate their evening and following day’s schedule. The President informed her of his upcoming meeting with Henry Kissinger and his need to work from the Old Executive Office Building to prepare for a press engagement. The discussion focused on these logistical arrangements and the President's immediate administrative priorities.
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NARA Description
On February 26, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:36 pm to 5:37 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 413-032 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 413-32
Date: February 26, 1973
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 413-39 (cont’d)
Time: Between 5:36 pm and 5:37 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.
[See Conversation No. 43-198]Also recorded on February 26, 1973
- 043-197 5:21 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:21 pm.
- 413-029 5:21 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:21 pm.
- 413-030 5:21 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:21 pm to 5:22 pm.
- 413-031 5:22 PM · 10 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 5:22 pm and 5:36 pm.
- 043-198 5:36 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at 5:36 pm.
- 043-199 5:36 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:36 pm and 6:03 pm.
- 413-033 5:40 PM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, William L. Safire, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:40 pm to 7:15 pm.
- 043-200 6:03 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 6:03 pm to 6:07 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 413-032, February 26, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/413-032 (accessed October 1, 2026).