Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-038
Nixon, Kissinger & Haig on Vietnam War and Congressional relations
Wednesday, June 30, 1971 · 9:23 AM–9:45 AM ET · White House Telephone · 56 sec
AI Summary
Henry Kissinger and Alexander Haig coordinate the President's final revisions to a Congressional resolution concerning Vietnam. Kissinger emphasizes that the administration must ensure the resolution is not distributed until finalized and clarifies that the White House is merely acquiescing to, rather than supporting, the measure. Haig is tasked with disseminating these instructions to relevant staff to ensure the administration's stance remains properly framed.
- Vietnam War
- Congressional relations
- Foreign policy
- Administration strategy
- Executive oversight
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NARA Description
On June 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:23 am and 9:45 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-038 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 6-38
Date: June 30, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:23 am and 9:45 am
Location: White House Telephone
Henry A. Kissinger talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 532-6B]
Call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Kissinger talked with Haig at an unknown time; the President can be heard in the background.
Changes in Congressional resolution on Vietnam
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- 006-039 9:23 AM · 8 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:23 am and 9:45 am.
- 006-040 9:23 AM · 1 min — Henry A. Kissinger, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:23 am and 9:45 am.
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- 006-042 9:45 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, F. Edward Hébert, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 9:45 am to 9:50 am.
- 006-043 9:50 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:59 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 006-038, June 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-038 (accessed October 5, 2026).