Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 36 › Conversation 036-078

Nixon, Haldeman & Haig on Vietnam peace settlement and Cabinet meeting

Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 12:43 PM–1:01 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Conversation036-078 on Tape 36StartTuesday, January 23, 1973 at 12:43 PMEndTuesday, January 23, 1973 at 1:01 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 036-078 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon, H.R. Haldeman, and Alexander Haig coordinated the scheduling of a series of high-level meetings regarding the upcoming Vietnam peace settlement announcement. The group finalized plans for an 8:30 p.m. Cabinet meeting followed by a session with Congressional leadership. Additionally, the President initiated a request for a follow-up telephone call with William E. Timmons to address these administrative preparations.

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No, no.
Yes, sir.
Thank you.
Mr. Timmons is on the other line.
Can he call you right back or do you want to hold just a second?
Okay.
at 8.30.
The cabinet room.
Yeah, tonight.
They're not here.
No, sir.
But there is a cabinet meeting at 8.30 prior to the leaders meeting.
8.30 tonight is...

NARA Description

On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 1:01 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-078 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 36-78

Date: January 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:43 pm and 1:01 pm
Location: White House Telephone

H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 404-11I]
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                              Conversation No. 36-78 (cont’d)

       Request for a telephone call to William E. Timmons

Haldeman talked with the President and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. in background.

       The President’s schedule
            -Vietnam settlement announcement
                  -Cabinet meeting
                  -Congressional leaders
                  -Melvin R. Laird
                  -Leadership meeting

Also recorded on January 23, 1973

  • 404-010 12:15 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:15 pm to 1:35 pm.
  • 036-072 12:40 PM · 12 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 12:43 pm.
  • 036-073 12:40 PM · 17 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 12:43 pm.
  • 036-074 12:40 PM · 25 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 12:43 pm.
  • 036-075 12:43 PM · 23 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 1:01 pm.
  • 036-076 12:43 PM · 3 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 1:06 pm.
  • 036-077 12:43 PM · 17 sec — the White House operator and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 1:01 pm.
  • 036-079 12:43 PM · 5 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 1:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 036-078, January 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-078 (accessed October 9, 2026).