Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 414 › Conversation 414-015

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential meetings

Friday, March 2, 1973 · 10:25 AM–11:00 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation414-015 on Tape 414StartFriday, March 2, 1973 at 10:25 AMEndFriday, March 2, 1973 at 11:00 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 414-015 ↗

President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting with an unidentified individual in the Executive Office Building while refreshments were served. Due to the lack of a transcript and the absence of specific recorded dialogue, the substantive purpose and agenda of the encounter remain historically undocumented. The meeting concluded before 11:00 am without any publicly identifiable policy outcomes or directives.

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On March 2, 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 10:25 am and 11:00 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 414-015 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 414-15

Date: March 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:25 am and 11:00 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown man.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]

       Refreshments
              -Tea

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The unknown man left at an unknown time before 11:00 am.
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Conversation 414-015, March 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/414-015 (accessed October 1, 2026).