Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 417 › Conversation 417-010
Nixon alone in his EOB office on Public relations and Press coverage
Monday, March 5, 1973 · 3:34 PM–4:44 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon dictated a memorandum for the record reflecting on various administrative and public relations concerns. The entry touches upon upcoming logistics at Camp David, Henry Kissinger’s recent interactions with journalists Hugh Sidey and Joseph Kraft regarding shifts in public perception of the President, and general media strategy involving H.R. Haldeman and Patricia Hitt. This documentation served to formalize internal observations about the administration's evolving press coverage and strategic messaging.
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NARA Description
On March 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:34 pm and 4:44 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 417-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 417-10
Date: March 5, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:34 pm and 4:44 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]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 417-24 (cont’d)
Camp David
-Dinner [?]
Henry A. Kissinger
-Conversation with Hugh S. Sidey and Joseph C. Kraft
-Changing views of President [?]
Public relations [PR]
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
Press coverage of an event
Patricia R. Hitt
*****************************************************************Also recorded on March 5, 1973
- 037-056 3:33 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:33 pm.
- 037-057 3:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:33 pm to 3:34 pm.
- 417-008 3:33 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 3:33 pm.
- 417-009 3:33 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:33 pm to 3:34 pm.
- 037-058 3:34 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:34 pm and 4:44 pm.
- 417-011 3:34 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:34 pm and 4:44 pm.
- 417-012 3:34 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 3:34 pm and 4:44 pm.
- 417-013 3:34 PM · 13 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 3:34 pm and 4:44 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 417-010, 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/417-010 (accessed October 6, 2026).