Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 417 › Conversation 417-002

Nixon & Kissinger on Executive Logistics and Presidential Agenda

Monday, March 5, 1973 · 2:16 PM–2:55 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.Conversation417-002 on Tape 417StartMonday, March 5, 1973 at 2:16 PMEndMonday, March 5, 1973 at 2:55 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 417-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Henry Kissinger met to coordinate their respective calendars and discuss their immediate availability for consultation. The discussion functioned as a brief logistical check-in to manage the President’s and the National Security Advisor's upcoming schedules. No substantive policy decisions were reached during this short interaction.

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Henry, are you busy now?
Uh, hello?
Uh, we, uh, I have not much, but, uh, bye.

NARA Description

On March 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:16 pm and 2:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 417-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 417-2

Date: March 5, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:16 pm and 2:55 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.

       Kissinger's schedule

President’s schedule
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 417-24 (cont’d)

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  • 417-003 2:55 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:55 pm to 3:25 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 417-002, March 5, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/417-002 (accessed October 1, 2026).