Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 419 › Conversation 419-014
Nixon alone in his EOB office on John J. McCloy and Foreign Service
Wednesday, March 14, 1973 · 8:36 AM–8:55 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 min
AI Summary
President Nixon dictates a memorandum for his files, reflecting on recent consultations and administrative matters. He notes the value of advice received during a meeting with John J. McCloy and reviews his recent engagements, including meetings with a prisoner of war’s wife and discussions regarding foreign service personnel. Additionally, the President coordinates with H.R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman on the review and drafting of documents concerning congressional relations and his reelection strategy.
- John J. McCloy
- Foreign Service
- Prisoners of War
- Congressional Relations
- Reelection Strategy
- H.R. Haldeman
- John Ehrlichman
Audio
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NARA 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 8:36 am and 8:55 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 419-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 419-14
Date: March 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:36 am and 8:55 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a memorandum for the file.
[Continued from Conversation No. 419-12]
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Dictabelt
-Problems
President’s meeting with John J. McCloy
-Useful advice
Situation
Issue
-Reelection
-16-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 419-14 (cont’d)
Foreign service women
-Reception
-Wives
-Awards
President’s meeting with Prisoners of war [POWs]’s wife
Congress
-Criticism of President [?]
-Audience [?]
-Position
-Speech
John D. Ehrlichman and H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Review of something with President
-Writing
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
*****************************************************************Also recorded on March 14, 1973
- 037-097 8:36 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:36 am.
- 037-098 8:36 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 8:55 am.
- 419-010 8:36 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:36 am.
- 419-011 8:36 AM · 12 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 8:36 am and 8:55 am.
- 419-012 8:36 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 8:55 am.
- 419-013 8:36 AM · 14 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 8:36 am and 8:55 am.
- 037-099 8:55 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone from 8:55 am to 8:59 am.
- 419-015 8:55 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Dean, III met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:55 am to 8:59 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 419-014, March 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/419-014 (accessed October 5, 2026).