{"conversationCode":"419-009","tapeNumber":419,"conversationNumber":9,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-419-009","startDateTime":"1973-03-14T13:08:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-14T13:36:00.000Z","startDate":"14-Mar-1973","startTime":"8:08 AM","endDate":"14-Mar-1973","endTime":"8:36 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On March 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 8:36 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 419-009 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":"5.4","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part IV","chronReleaseDate":"8-Dec-2010","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 419-9\n\nDate: March 14, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 8:08 am and 8:36 am\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President dictated a memorandum for the file.\n\n*****************************************************************\n[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n\n       Introduction\n             -Location\n             -Date\n\n       Ronald L. Ziegler [?]\n\n       Cadets [?]\n            -Military\n            -John D. Ehrlichman\n\n       H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman\n\f                                           -13-\n\n                     NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                          Conversation No. 419-9 (cont’d)\n\n       Reaction\n\n       Report\n            -Staff\n\n       President’s meeting with John J. McCloy\n             -Advice\n             -Recommendations for chairman\n                   -David Packard\n\n[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n*****************************************************************\n\n[This memorandum continues as Conversation No. 419-12]","filename":["419-009.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"419-008","nextCode":"419-010","transcript":[{"start":1.26,"end":23.78,"text":"I think that the end of the year would be unfortunate to say how unfortunate, but I think it's very important for me to congratulate the United States."},{"start":23.8,"end":24.2,"text":"Lots of good things."},{"start":24.22,"end":25.4,"text":"And that's an additional note that I wanted to give to you."},{"start":25.42,"end":26.52,"text":"The election is going to be very, very, very important."},{"start":26.54,"end":27.04,"text":"It's going to be amazing."},{"start":27.06,"end":28.06,"text":"It's going to be very, very, very, very important."},{"start":36.38,"end":58,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":66.23,"end":90.53,"text":"."},{"start":90.55,"end":90.57,"text":"."},{"start":90.59,"end":90.61,"text":"."},{"start":90.63,"end":90.65,"text":"."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon dictated a memorandum for his files, addressing administrative matters and potential personnel appointments. The discussion included references to a recent meeting with John J. McCloy, from whom the President solicited advice and recommendations regarding the selection of a new chairman, specifically considering David Packard for the role. The President also touched upon staffing concerns and broader political outlooks related to future elections.","topics":["John J. McCloy","David Packard","Personnel appointments","White House staff","Political strategy"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T19:02:57.580Z"},"topicSlugs":["john-j-mccloy","david-packard","personnel-appointments","white-house-staff","political-strategy"],"audioDurationSec":102,"audioFiles":[{"file":"419-009.mp3","bytes":591872,"durationSec":101.71,"bitrate":46555,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:46.739Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:37.096Z","transcriptGapSeconds":46,"transcriptGapShare":0.45,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/419-009.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/419-009","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/419/conversation-419-009","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}