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Nixon & Brennan on Labor Department and Administrative coordination

Thursday, March 1, 1973 · 4:42 PM–4:44 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Brennan, Peter J.Conversation416-011 on Tape 416StartThursday, March 1, 1973 at 4:42 PMEndThursday, March 1, 1973 at 4:44 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 416-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met briefly with Secretary of Labor Peter J. Brennan to coordinate scheduling and discuss the progress of an unspecified administrative project or report. Nixon directed Brennan to limit the scope of his work on the update, suggesting that there was little substantive value to be gained from further elaboration. The brief exchange concluded with an agreement to meet again at 6:30 or 7:00.

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So, how are you coming on the update of that?
Fine, fine.
And what happened?
Well, listen, if it's going to be then, I would...
Yes, 6.30 is fine.
6.30, 7.00 is fine.
I had to go back.
I had to go back then.
But don't do too much on it.
It isn't...
Just pretty good.
There isn't really a whole lot of stuff good about it.
I don't know.
Yeah, that is it.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Thank you.
What is it?
Okay.

NARA Description

On March 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:42 pm to 4:44 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 416-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 416-11

Date: March 1, 1973
Time: 4:42 pm-4:44 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Patrick J. Buchanan.

[See Conversation No. 37-20]

Also recorded on March 1, 1973

  • 037-020 4:42 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 4:42 pm to 4:44 pm.
  • 037-021 4:44 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:44 pm and 4:46 pm.
  • 037-022 4:46 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 4:46 pm to 4:47 pm.
  • 416-012 4:46 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:46 pm to 4:47 pm.
  • 037-023 4:47 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:47 pm and 4:48 pm.
  • 416-013 4:47 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:47 pm and 4:48 pm.
  • 037-024 4:48 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 4:48 pm to 4:50 pm.
  • 416-014 4:48 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:48 pm to 4:50 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 416-011, March 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/416-011 (accessed October 1, 2026).