Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 421 › Conversation 421-004
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential meetings
Wednesday, March 21, 1973 · 2:23 PM–2:52 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a meeting with an unidentified individual in his Old Executive Office Building suite. Due to the lack of a surviving transcript or detailed record, the specific substance of the discussion remains undocumented, aside from a brief mention of refreshments. No formal policy decisions or administrative actions can be attributed to this exchange based on the available archival evidence.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On March 21, 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 2:23 pm and 2:52 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 421-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 421-4
Date: March 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:23 pm and 2:52 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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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 421-4 (cont’d)
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 2:52 pm.Also recorded on March 21, 1973
- 037-184 2:23 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 2:23 pm to 2:24 pm.
- 421-003 2:23 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:23 pm to 2:24 pm.
- 037-185 2:52 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:52 pm.
- 421-005 2:52 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:52 pm.
- 421-006 2:52 PM · 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 2:52 pm and 3:02 pm.
- 037-186 3:02 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:02 pm to 3:03 pm.
- 421-007 3:02 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:02 pm to 3:03 pm.
- 421-008 3:05 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:05 pm to 3:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 421-004, March 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/421-004 (accessed October 5, 2026).