Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 420 › Conversation 420-001
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential meetings
Friday, March 16, 1973 · 1:38 PM–2:45 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a private meeting in his Old Executive Office Building suite with an unidentified individual. The nature of the interaction remains obscured, as the archival record indicates only that the participants partook in refreshments. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions were documented during this segment of the recording.
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NARA Description
On March 16, 1973, 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 1:38 pm and 2:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 420-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 420-1
Date: March 16, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:38 pm and 2:45 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown person.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Refreshment
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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The unknown person left at an unknown time before 2:45 p.m.Also recorded on March 16, 1973
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- 420-002 1:38 PM · 11 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 1:38 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 420-003 1:38 PM · 56 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 1:38 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 420-004 1:38 PM · 9 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 1:38 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 420-005 1:38 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:38 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 037-128 2:45 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 2:45 pm to 2:48 pm.
- 420-006 2:45 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:45 pm to 2:48 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 420-001, March 16, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/420-001 (accessed October 5, 2026).