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
AI Summary
President Nixon and Henry Kissinger met to review and refine the draft of the President's upcoming Vietnam policy speech. The two discussed specific revisions to the text, incorporating suggestions previously deliberated during Nixon's consultations with William L. Safire. This meeting served as a final editorial session to finalize the rhetoric and messaging regarding the administration's stance on the conflict.
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NARA Description
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
Also recorded on January 24, 1972
- 317-007 3:00 PM · 18 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 3:00 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 019-043 3:08 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 3:08 pm to 3:09 pm.
- 317-008 3:08 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:08 pm to 3:09 pm.
- 317-010 3:15 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:15 pm to 3:17 pm.
- 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.
- 317-011 3:17 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:17 pm and 3:23 pm.
- 019-045 3:23 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 3:23 pm to 3:29 pm.
- 317-012 3:23 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:23 pm to 3:29 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 317-009, January 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/317-009 (accessed September 26, 2026).