Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 416 › Conversation 416-006

Nixon alone in his EOB office on Foreign Policy and Turkey

Thursday, March 1, 1973 · 1:25 PM–3:02 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation416-006 on Tape 416StartThursday, March 1, 1973 at 1:25 PMEndThursday, March 1, 1973 at 3:02 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 416-006 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417187323 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon dictated a memorandum for his files to summarize recent foreign policy discussions and administrative matters. He reviewed interactions with Secretary of State William P. Rogers and potential advisor input from figures like Melvin R. Laird. The reflection also touched upon international relations, specifically regarding military bases in Turkey, and noted various staff and historical references involving Henry Kissinger, John Ehrlichman, and H.R. Haldeman.

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NARA Description

On March 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 3:02 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 416-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 416-6

Date: March 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:25 pm and 3:02 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President dictated a memorandum for the file.

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

       Foreign policy
             -President’s conversation with William P. Rogers
                   -Example
                   -Melvin R. Laird [?]
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                      NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 416-6 (cont’d)

             -Malcolm Smith’s book about John F. Kennedy
                   -Henry A. Kissinger
                   -Turkey
                        -Military bases
                   -Lyndon B. Johnson
             -John D. Ehrlichman
             -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

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[This conversation continues as Conversation No. 416-8]

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All right, so finally, if you will meet in three blocks.
One, two, three.
One, two, three.
... ... ... ... ... ... ...
uh, she got a place with a record, record, record.
She got a job in the country.
She got a kid.
She got a job in the country.
She got a job in the country.
She got a job in the country.
She got a job in the country.
She got a job in the country.
She got a job in the country.
She got a job in the country.
uh... uh...
Thank you.

Also recorded on March 1, 1973

  • 866-016 12:41 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:41 pm to 1:06 pm.
  • 866-017 1:06 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and John W. Dean, III met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:06 pm to 1:14 pm.
  • 866-022 1:14 PM · 25 sec — unknown person(s) and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:14 pm and 3:06 pm.
  • 416-003 1:15 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:15 pm to 1:25 pm.
  • 416-004 1:25 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 3:02 pm.
  • 416-005 1:25 PM · 12 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 1:25 pm and 3:02 pm.
  • 416-051 3:02 PM · 21 sec — unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:02 pm and 3:35 pm.
  • 866-018 3:02 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:02 pm and 3:06 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 416-006, March 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417187323). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/416-006 (accessed November 15, 2026).