Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 317 › Conversation 317-009
Nixon & Kissinger on Vietnam War and Speechwriting
Monday, January 24, 1972 · 3:09 PM–3:15 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 28 sec
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On January 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 317-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 317-009 Date: January 24, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:09 pm and 3:15 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger. The President's forthcoming Vietnam speech -Meeting with Kissinger -Changes in draft -The President's previous conversation with William L. Safire
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- 019-044 3:17 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:17 pm and 3:23 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 317-009, January 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417185641). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/317-009 (accessed November 11, 2026).