Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 393 › Conversation 393-006

Nixon & Kissinger on White House protocol

Thursday, January 4, 1973 · 1:48 PM–2:54 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 29 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.Conversation393-006 on Tape 393StartThursday, January 4, 1973 at 1:48 PMEndThursday, January 4, 1973 at 2:54 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 393-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Henry Kissinger met to finalize scheduling arrangements for an upcoming visitor expected at 4:30 p.m. The brief discussion served to coordinate the logistics of the President's calendar and confirm the timing for the arrival of the undisclosed guest. No further substantive policy matters were recorded in this segment of the conversation.

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Yeah.
Right.
You'll see that he, uh...
He'll come over at about 4.30.
Right.
He's getting sent.
You don't know.
There you go.
4.30.

NARA Description

On January 4, 1973, 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 1:48 pm and 2:54 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 393-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 393-6

Date: January 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:48 pm and 2:54 pm
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 393-6 (cont’d)

Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.

       The President's schedule
            -Meeting
            -Location

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  • 035-085 1:48 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 393-004 1:48 PM · 7 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 1:48 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 393-005 1:48 PM · 10 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 1:48 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 393-007 1:48 PM · 14 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 1:48 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 393-008 1:48 PM · 10 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 1:48 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 393-009 1:48 PM · 10 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 1:48 pm and 2:54 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 393-006, January 4, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/393-006 (accessed October 2, 2026).