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Nixon alone in his EOB office on Watergate and White House tapes

Saturday, April 14, 1973 · 6:45 PM–8:11 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 41 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation428-033 on Tape 428StartSaturday, April 14, 1973 at 6:45 PMEndSaturday, April 14, 1973 at 8:11 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 428-033 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon dictates a memorandum for his personal files to address the ongoing investigation into the Watergate scandal. He focuses on establishing a consistent narrative regarding the administration's involvement while emphasizing the inherently bizarre and unusual nature of the initial incident. This dictation serves as an effort to organize his perspective on the complex developments surrounding the unfolding crisis.

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All right, thank you.

NARA Description

On April 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 8:11 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 428-033 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 428-33

Date: April 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:45 pm and 8:11 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President dictated a memorandum for the file [?].

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

     Watergate [?]
          -Continuity of story [?]
          -Bizarre nature of incident

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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                      NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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  • 428-030 6:45 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 6:45 pm and 8:11 pm.
  • 428-031 6:45 PM · 16 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 6:45 pm and 8:11 pm.
  • 428-032 6:45 PM · 14 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 6:45 pm and 8:11 pm.
  • 428-034 6:45 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 8:11 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 428-033, April 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/428-033 (accessed October 5, 2026).