Conversation 416-026

TapeTape 416StartSaturday, March 3, 1973 at 5:30 PMEndSaturday, March 3, 1973 at 6:16 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building

AI Summary

President Nixon met to dictate a memorandum for the file regarding significant recent geopolitical and diplomatic developments. Key discussion points included the administration's response to the embassy takeover in Sudan and the successful visit of Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir. Additionally, the President reviewed various administrative matters and personnel lists with H.R. Haldeman.

Sudan Embassy seizureGolda MeirIsraeli-US relationsMemorandum dictationForeign policyH.R. Haldeman

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NARA Description

On March 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:30 pm to 6:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 416-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 416-26

Date: March 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:30 pm and 6:16 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]

       Embassy takeover in Sudan
           -Administration response
                 -President’s statement
           -Ambassadors

       Visit of Israeli officials
             -Golda Meir
             -Success

       Memorandum
           -Dictation
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                       (rev. Mar.-09)

       Conversation with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
            -List
                  -Robert (“Charles”) Hill [?]
            -Lyndon B. Johnson [?]

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Transcript (AI-Generated)

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It ended shortly during March, I think, at 5.30.

It was no cold.

It was a very long party.

It was a quarter of a day.

It was quite a night.

I think it was around 3.30.

That's when I felt, of course, that it was hard for that.

I tried to make sure that we were not being blackmailed.

We were doing great.

We were doing okay back then.

That message to other parts of the world would be, if I had to give it to someone with a hard life, it would be better to take it back.

They know that very, very well.

It's just that the facts are very true.

Thank you.

We were never adequately dictated to the GOP.

And, uh, about five months prior to the end of 2017, there were a lot of people, a lot of very good people, and a lot of hard work for, for, uh, vision, for visions.

Five, ten years, you know, it's just been a lot of hard work for the GOP, and it's been a lot of hard work for the GOP.

And I learned a lot from all of them.

I'm very happy about that.

Thank you.

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