Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 420 › Conversation 420-008

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Informal Meeting

Friday, March 16, 1973 · 2:51 PM–3:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation420-008 on Tape 420StartFriday, March 16, 1973 at 2:51 PMEndFriday, March 16, 1973 at 3:00 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 420-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting in the Old Executive Office Building with an unidentified individual, following a scheduled discussion with his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The exchange appears to be a casual transition between official appointments rather than a substantive policy briefing. No significant political decisions or administrative actions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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Oh, bye.

I'm done here.

I just want to talk to you.

Yeah, what happened to me?

Oh, there.

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 2:51 pm and 3:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 420-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 420-8

Date: March 16, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:51 pm and 3:00 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

       President’s Schedule
             -President's conversation with Julie Nixon Eisenhower
             -Forthcoming meeting
                   -Convenience
                                                        -5-

                       NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on March 16, 1973

037-127 1:38 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:38 pm and 2:45 pm.
420-001 1:38 PM · 11 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 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.
420-007 2:48 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:48 pm to 2:51 pm.
420-009 2:51 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 3:00 pm.
420-010 2:51 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 3:00 pm.
420-011 3:00 PM · 1 hr 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:00 pm to 4:47 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 420-008, 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/420-008 (accessed October 5, 2026).