Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 419 › Conversation 419-015
Nixon & Dean on Political strategy and Data analysis
Wednesday, March 14, 1973 · 8:55 AM–8:59 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and John Dean confer briefly to discuss a strategy regarding the gathering and dissemination of statistical data related to political tactics and Republican Party messaging. Nixon instructs Dean to independently evaluate the provided information and determine the best course of action, expressing his desire to remain removed from the granular details of the process. The conversation concludes with Nixon delegating the responsibility of synthesizing these views and procedural steps to Dean.
- Political strategy
- Data analysis
- Republican Party
- Procedural management
- Delegation
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NARA Description
On March 14, 1973, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 419-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 419-15
Date: March 14, 1973
Time: 8:55 am - 8:59 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with John W. Dean, III.
[See Conversation No. 37-99]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso 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.
- 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.
- 419-016 8:59 AM · 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 8:59 am and 9:25 am.
- 419-017 8:59 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:59 am and 9:25 am.
- 419-018 8:59 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:59 am and 9:25 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 419-015, 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/419-015 (accessed October 5, 2026).