Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 417 › Conversation 417-021
Nixon alone in his EOB office on Administration management
Wednesday, March 7, 1973 · 12:24 PM–2:31 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 min
AI Summary
President Nixon recorded a memorandum for the file regarding his upcoming schedule and various administrative matters. The recording reflects Nixon's engagement with several key advisors and associates, including John Ehrlichman, George Shultz, John Mitchell, and John Connally. The discussion centered on organizing logistical details, including meetings with Nelson and David Rockefeller, and establishing future priorities for his staff.
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NARA Description
On March 7, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 2:31 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 417-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 417-21
Date: March 7, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:24 pm and 2:31 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]
Introduction
-Date
John D. Ehrlichman [?]
Library [?]
George P. Shultz [?]
John N. Mitchell [?]
John B. Connally [?]
Dwight L. Chapin [?]
Ehrlichman [?]
Roy L. Ash [?]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 417-24 (cont’d)
Politician
-Meeting
Suggestion
Telephone call [?]
The President’s schedule
-Meeting with Nelson A. Rockefeller
-David Rockefeller [?]
-Security [?]
*****************************************************************Also recorded on March 7, 1973
- 871-011 12:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 12:24 pm.
- 871-012 12:20 PM · 1 min — Unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:20 pm on March 7, 1973 and 9:51 am on March 8, 1973.
- 417-017 12:24 PM · 3 min — 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 12:24 pm and 2:31 pm.
- 417-018 12:24 PM · 25 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 12:24 pm and 2:31 pm.
- 417-019 12:24 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 2:31 pm.
- 417-020 12:24 PM · 15 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 12:24 pm and 2:31 pm.
- 417-022 12:24 PM · 10 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 12:24 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 417-023 12:24 PM · 10 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 12:24 pm and 3:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 417-021, March 7, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/417-021 (accessed October 5, 2026).