Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 35 › Conversation 035-122

Nixon phone call with Kennedy on Vietnam War and peace negotiations

Wednesday, January 10, 1973 · 3:34 PM–3:35 PM ET · White House Telephone · 56 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Kennedy, Richard T. (Col.)Conversation035-122 on Tape 35StartWednesday, January 10, 1973 at 3:34 PMEndWednesday, January 10, 1973 at 3:35 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 035-122 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with Colonel Richard T. Kennedy regarding the status of ongoing Vietnam peace negotiations. The President requested an immediate briefing upon the arrival of the latest report from the recently concluded session, which was expected shortly. They agreed that Kennedy would personally deliver the documentation to the Executive Office Building once it became available to ensure the President remained informed of any developments.

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Hello, Mr. President.
You got your report today yet?
Not yet, sir.
Only that they completed the meeting at 7 o'clock their time, which would have been one hour time.
And they will be meeting again tomorrow, and they said they'd have a report coming in to us.
Let's see, one hour time.
They completed it two and a half hours ago then, huh?
That's right.
It usually takes about a couple of hours before we get it, so we should be getting it soon.
All right, fine.
And I'll get it to you immediately so you can bring it over to me at the EOB.
Will do, sir.
Well, there's no indication of any change, perhaps?
No, there'll be tomorrow, and I think every indication is that as we saw it yesterday.
But we shall see as soon as we get through it.
Right.
Fine, thank you.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On January 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone from 3:34 pm to 3:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-122 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 35-122

Date: January 10, 1973
Time: 3:34 pm - 3:35 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Col. Richard T. Kennedy.

[See Conversation No. 395-6]

       Vietnam negotiations
            -Report
                 -January 10-11, 1973 meetings
                        -Schedule
                 -Delivery to Executive Office Building [EOB]
                 -January 11, 1973 meeting

Also recorded on January 10, 1973

  • 395-006 3:34 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:34 pm to 3:35 pm.
  • 395-007 3:35 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Melvin R. Laird met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 3:41 pm.
  • 035-123 3:41 PM · 6 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:41 pm to 3:46 pm.
  • 395-008 3:41 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:41 pm to 3:46 pm.
  • 395-009 3:46 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:46 pm and 3:49 pm.
  • 395-010 3:46 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:46 pm and 3:49 pm.
  • 035-124 3:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dan Rowan, and Dick Martin talked on the telephone from 3:49 pm to 3:50 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 035-122, January 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/035-122 (accessed October 11, 2026).