Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 419 › Conversation 419-005
Nixon alone in his EOB office on Public opinion and Prisoners of war
Monday, March 12, 1973 · 12:46 PM–1:16 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 33 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon dictated a memorandum for his personal files to record his assessment of current administrative challenges. The discussion focused primarily on domestic public opinion, specifically regarding the ongoing concerns surrounding returning prisoners of war and federal budgetary priorities. This reflection served to formalize the President's perspective on these critical political issues as of early 1973.
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NARA Description
On March 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 1:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 419-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 419-5
Date: March 12, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:46 pm and 1:16 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a memorandum for the file.
[Continued from Conversation No. 419-3]
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Public opinion
-Prisoners of war [POWs]
-Budget [?]
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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- 876-009 12:34 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:34 pm and 12:46 pm.
- 876-014 12:34 PM · 34 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:34 pm and 3:06 pm.
- 037-094 12:46 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 1:16 pm.
- 419-001 12:46 PM · 9 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 12:46 pm and 1:16 pm.
- 419-002 12:46 PM · 10 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 12:46 pm and 1:16 pm.
- 419-003 12:46 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 1:16 pm.
- 419-004 12:46 PM · 11 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 12:46 pm and 1:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 419-005, March 12, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/419-005 (accessed October 5, 2026).