{"conversationCode":"416-006","tapeNumber":416,"conversationNumber":6,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-416-006","startDateTime":"1973-03-01T18:25:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-01T20:02:00.000Z","startDate":"1-Mar-1973","startTime":"1:25 PM","endDate":"1-Mar-1973","endTime":"3:02 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","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.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":"5.4","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part IV","chronReleaseDate":"8-Dec-2010","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 416-6\n\nDate: March 1, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 1:25 pm and 3:02 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President dictated a memorandum for the file.\n\n******************************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during\nchronological review 2007-2013]\n\n       Foreign policy\n             -President’s conversation with William P. Rogers\n                   -Example\n                   -Melvin R. Laird [?]\n\f                                            -10-\n\n                      NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                           Conversation No. 416-6 (cont’d)\n\n             -Malcolm Smith’s book about John F. Kennedy\n                   -Henry A. Kissinger\n                   -Turkey\n                        -Military bases\n                   -Lyndon B. Johnson\n             -John D. Ehrlichman\n             -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman\n\n******************************************************************************\n\n[This conversation continues as Conversation No. 416-8]","filename":["416-006.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"416-005","nextCode":"416-007","transcript":[{"start":0.34,"end":22.96,"text":"All right, so finally, if you will meet in three blocks."},{"start":22.98,"end":25.26,"text":"One, two, three."},{"start":25.28,"end":28.37,"text":"One, two, three."},{"start":35.48,"end":65.2,"text":"... ... ... ... ... ... ..."},{"start":65.94,"end":81.59,"text":"uh, she got a place with a record, record, record."},{"start":81.61,"end":85.65,"text":"She got a job in the country."},{"start":85.67,"end":87.9,"text":"She got a kid."},{"start":87.92,"end":89.62,"text":"She got a job in the country."},{"start":89.64,"end":90.22,"text":"She got a job in the country."},{"start":90.24,"end":90.82,"text":"She got a job in the country."},{"start":90.84,"end":91.42,"text":"She got a job in the country."},{"start":91.44,"end":93.34,"text":"She got a job in the country."},{"start":93.36,"end":94.39,"text":"She got a job in the country."},{"start":94.41,"end":95.33,"text":"She got a job in the country."},{"start":96.07,"end":124.44,"text":"uh... uh..."},{"start":125.97,"end":154.84,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":159.08,"end":166.2,"text":"Thank you for watching."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"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.","topics":["Foreign Policy","Turkey","Military Bases","White House Staff","Memorandum for File"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T18:54:42.113Z"},"topicSlugs":["foreign-policy","turkey","military-bases","white-house-staff","memorandum-for-file"],"audioDurationSec":172,"audioFiles":[{"file":"416-006.mp3","bytes":1001472,"durationSec":171.79,"bitrate":46637,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:46.738Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:36.555Z","transcriptGapSeconds":125,"transcriptGapShare":0.73,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/416-006.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/416-006","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/416/conversation-416-006","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}