Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-107
Nixon phone call with Haig on Vietnam and Paris Peace Talks
Wednesday, June 6, 1973 · 1:38 PM–1:40 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Alexander Haig discuss urgent diplomatic developments regarding the Paris peace talks, specifically tensions between Henry Kissinger and the South Vietnamese government. Following advice from Kissinger, Nixon agrees to meet with Ambassador Tran Kim Phuong to address these critical issues. Consequently, the President adjusts his upcoming schedule, including postponing a bipartisan Congressional meeting and coordinating a private dinner with John Connally, Bryce Harlow, and Haig.
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NARA Description
On June 6, 1973, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:38 pm to 1:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-107 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 39-107
Date: June 6, 1973
Time: 1:38 pm - 1:40 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
Incoming telephone call
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 39-107 (cont’d)
Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked with the President.
[See also Conversation No. 443-7]
Vietnam
-Haig’s previous conversation with Henry A. Kissinger
-Message for Nguyen Van Thieu
-Need for meetings with Tran Kim Phuong
-Haig, President
-Paris peace talks
-Negotiations schedule
President’s schedule
-Possible meeting with Phuong
-Bipartisan Congressional leadership meeting
-Trip to Florida
-Cabinet meeting
-Stephen B. Bull
-John B. Connally
-Meeting with Haig
-Dinner with Connally, Bryce N. Harlow, HaigAlso recorded on June 6, 1973
- 039-104 1:00 PM · 4 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:00 pm to 1:04 pm.
- 039-105 1:04 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:09 pm.
- 443-004 1:04 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:05 pm.
- 443-005 1:04 PM · 18 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:05 pm.
- 443-006 1:05 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:38 pm.
- 039-106 1:09 PM · 28 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:09 pm to 1:38 pm.
- 443-007 1:40 PM · 2 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:40 pm to 1:42 pm.
- 443-008 1:42 PM · 8 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 1:42 pm and 2:34 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 039-107, June 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-107 (accessed September 28, 2026).