Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 422 › Conversation 422-013
Nixon & Brennan on Informal communications
Tuesday, March 20, 1973 · 8:07 PM–8:08 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 54 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting with John V. Brennan and an unidentified individual in the Old Executive Office Building. The dialogue consists entirely of non-substantive conversational pleasantries, providing no insight into official policy or administration decisions. Consequently, the interaction lacks any meaningful developments or action items.
- Presidential scheduling
- Informal communications
- White House operations
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NARA Description
On March 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, John V. Brennan, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:07 pm to 8:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 422-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 422-013
Date: March 20, 1973
Time: 8:07 pm - 8:08 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
The President talked with John V. (“Jack”) Brennan.
[See Conversation No. 37-182]
An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 8:07 pm.
The Unknown person left at an unknown time before 8:08 pm.
[End of telephone conversation]Also recorded on March 21, 1973
- 037-180 7:52 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan talked on the telephone from 7:52 pm to 7:53 pm.
- 422-009 7:52 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:52 pm to 7:53 pm.
- 422-010 7:53 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 7:53 pm.
- 422-011 7:53 PM · 16 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 7:53 pm and 7:58 pm.
- 037-181 7:58 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 7:58 pm to 7:59 pm.
- 422-012 7:58 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:58 pm to 7:59 pm.
- 037-182 8:07 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan talked on the telephone from 8:07 pm to 8:08 pm.
- 422-014 8:08 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:08 pm and 9:27 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 422-013, 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/422-013 (accessed October 2, 2026).