{"conversationCode":"404-007","tapeNumber":404,"conversationNumber":7,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-404-007","startDateTime":"1973-01-23T16:55:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-01-23T17:08:00.000Z","startDate":"23-Jan-1973","startTime":"11:55 AM","endDate":"23-Jan-1973","endTime":"12:08 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 12:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 404-007 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":"5.3","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part III","chronReleaseDate":"23-Jun-2009","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 404-7\n\nDate: January 23, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 11:55 am and 12:08 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n       Vietnam settlement\n            -The President's speech\n                  -Location\n                       -Carl B. Albert's view\n                       -Importance of Congressional appearance\n                              -Prestige\n                       -Gerald R. Ford's view\n                       -Albert\n\f                                               -20-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                         Conversation No. 404-7 (cont’d)\n\n       Congress\n            -Boycott\n\n       Vietnam settlement\n            -The President's speech\n                  -Location\n                       -Albert's view\n\nHaldeman left at an unknown time before 12:08 pm.","filename":["404-007.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"404-006","nextCode":"404-008","transcript":[{"start":1.42,"end":28.94,"text":"."},{"start":28.96,"end":28.98,"text":"."},{"start":29,"end":29.02,"text":"."},{"start":29.04,"end":29.06,"text":"."},{"start":29.08,"end":29.1,"text":"."},{"start":29.12,"end":29.14,"text":"."},{"start":32.75,"end":60.42,"text":"Oh, yeah."},{"start":60.44,"end":60.62,"text":"Oh, yeah."},{"start":60.64,"end":60.82,"text":"Oh, yeah."},{"start":61.22,"end":86.48,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":92.08,"end":119.95,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":150.67,"end":179.6,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":180.05,"end":200.85,"text":"Speaker isn't saying a lot."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met to coordinate the logistics and venue for a televised address regarding the impending Vietnam peace settlement. The discussion focused on the political implications of delivering the speech before Congress, specifically weighing the advice and perspectives of Speaker Carl Albert and Representative Gerald Ford. The participants evaluated the potential for a Congressional boycott and the broader necessity of securing legislative prestige for the administration's foreign policy announcement.","topics":["Vietnam War","Vietnam Peace Settlement","Presidential Address","Congress","Carl Albert","Gerald Ford"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T18:23:44.852Z"},"topicSlugs":["vietnam-war","vietnam-peace-settlement","presidential-address","congress","carl-albert","gerald-ford"],"audioDurationSec":218,"audioFiles":[{"file":"404-007.mp3","bytes":5238712,"durationSec":218.15,"bitrate":192117,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:45.213Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:34.469Z","transcriptGapSeconds":158,"transcriptGapShare":0.73,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/404-007.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/404-007","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/404/conversation-404-007","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}