Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 36 › Conversation 036-081
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Vietnam War
Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 1:39 PM–1:40 PM ET · White House Telephone · 26 sec
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On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 1:39 pm to 1:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-081 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 36-81
Date: January 23, 1973
Time: Between 1:39 pm and 1:40 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Thelma C. (Pat) Nixon.
[See also Conversation No. 404-16]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 36-81 (cont’d)
[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]
Vietnam settlement
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Returning with the signed agreement
-Television [TV] announcement
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Also recorded on January 23, 1973
- 036-080 1:35 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:39 pm.
- 404-011 1:35 PM · 1 hr 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Raymond K. Price, Jr., H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), White House operator, and William E. Timmons met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:39 pm.
- 404-012 1:35 PM · 20 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 1:35 pm and 1:39 pm.
- 404-013 1:35 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 1:35 pm and 1:39 pm.
- 404-014 1:39 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 1:39 pm to 1:40 pm.
- 036-082 1:40 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 1:43 pm.
- 404-016 1:40 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 1:43 pm.
- 036-083 1:43 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:43 pm to 1:46 pm.
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- Nixon phone call with Kissinger on Vietnam War and Nguyen Van Thieu January 20, 1973 · 27 min
- Nixon phone call with Haig on Vietnam War and Paris Peace Accords January 22, 1973 · 6 min
- Nixon phone call with Kissinger on Vietnam War and Paris Peace Accords February 5, 1973 · 11 min
Cite this conversation
Conversation 036-081, January 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194599). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-081 (accessed November 2, 2026).