Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 404 › Conversation 404-003
Nixon & Kennedy on Negotiations and Intelligence gathering
Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 9:14 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with Col. Richard T. Kennedy to receive updates regarding uncertain negotiations or strategic plans that were subject to ongoing developments. The brief exchange focused on conflicting reports about a potential delay in these plans, with the President emphasizing the need for timely notification upon Kennedy's arrival. No definitive policy decisions were reached, as the primary objective was to clarify the status of the evolving situation.
- Negotiations
- Intelligence gathering
- Strategic planning
- White House communications
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NARA Description
On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:14 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 404-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 404-3
Date: January 23, 1973
Time: 9:10 am - 9:14 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Col. Richard T. Kennedy.
[See Conversation No. 36-65]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on January 23, 1973
- 036-063 8:55 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William S. White talked on the telephone from 8:55 am to 9:03 am.
- 404-001 8:55 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. White met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:55 am to 9:03 am.
- 036-064 9:03 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:03 am and 9:10 am.
- 404-002 9:03 AM · 11 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 9:03 am and 9:10 am.
- 036-065 9:10 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone from 9:10 am to 9:14 am.
- 036-067 9:14 AM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 9:14 am to 9:15 am.
- 404-004 9:14 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:14 am to 9:15 am.
- 404-005 9:29 AM · 34 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 9:29 am and 11:55 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 404-003, January 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/404-003 (accessed October 9, 2026).