Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 416 › Conversation 416-028
Nixon alone in his EOB office on Quadriad and Arthur F. Burns
Saturday, March 3, 1973 · 5:30 PM–6:16 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon dictated a memorandum for his files covering several high-level administrative and foreign policy matters. The recording details his reflections on a Quadriad meeting involving Arthur F. Burns, observations from Henry A. Kissinger regarding the Treaty of Versailles, and personnel discussions concerning the reassignment and loyalty of John Lodge. The President also noted considerations related to Israel during this administrative review.
- Quadriad
- Arthur F. Burns
- Henry Kissinger
- Versailles Treaty
- John Lodge
- Israel
- Personnel management
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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 at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 6:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 416-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 416-28
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]
Quadriad meeting
-Arthur F. Burns
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Henry A. Kissinger
-Comment of Versailles Treaty
John Lodge
-Reassignment
-Loyalty
Israel
******************************************************************************Also recorded on March 3, 1973
- 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.
- 037-041 5:18 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:18 pm.
- 037-042 5:18 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:18 pm and 6:16 pm.
- 416-024 5:18 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:18 pm.
- 416-025 5:18 PM · 12 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 5:18 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 416-026 5:30 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:30 pm to 6:16 pm.
- 416-027 5:30 PM · 34 sec — 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 5:30 pm and 6:16 pm.
- 416-029 5:30 PM · 19 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 5:30 pm and 6:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 416-028, March 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/416-028 (accessed October 1, 2026).