Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 416 › Conversation 416-019

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Executive office…

Saturday, March 3, 1973 · 4:07 PM–4:10 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 34 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation416-019 on Tape 416StartSaturday, March 3, 1973 at 4:07 PMEndSaturday, March 3, 1973 at 4:10 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 416-019 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417187349 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, three-minute meeting with an unidentified individual to discuss scheduling and logistics. The President determined that an unnamed third party did not need to arrive immediately, suggesting the individual should take time to relax instead. The discussion concluded with a brief mention of a report to be dictated.

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NARA Description

On March 3, 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 4:07 pm and 4:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 416-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 416-19

Date: March 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:07 pm and 4:10 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

       Unknown person's schedule
            -Arrival
       Report to dictate

       President's meeting with the unknown person

Transcript (AI-generated)

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No, he doesn't need to come now.
He might as well relax a little bit.

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  • 416-021 4:10 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:10 pm.
  • 416-022 4:10 PM · 31 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 4:10 pm and 5:18 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 416-019, March 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417187349). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/416-019 (accessed November 15, 2026).