Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 404 › Conversation 404-010
Nixon & Haig on Vietnam War and Peace Agreement
Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 12:15 PM–1:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 20 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Alexander Haig met to discuss strategic matters following the conclusion of the Vietnam War negotiations. The conversation focused on the implications of the imminent peace agreement and the necessary administrative adjustments required in the wake of this development. No specific operational mandates were finalized, as the discussion served primarily to align the President and his aide on the shifting political landscape.
- Vietnam War
- Peace Agreement
- Foreign Policy
- Administrative Strategy
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NARA Description
On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:15 pm to 1:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 404-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 404-10 Date: January 23, 1973 Time: Unknown between 12:08 pm and 12:09 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. [See Conversation No. 36-71]
Also recorded on January 23, 1973
- 036-070 11:55 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 12:08 pm.
- 404-006 11:55 AM · 2 hr 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Stephen B. Bull, Raymond K. Price, Jr., H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 12:08 pm.
- 404-007 11:55 AM · 4 min — 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.
- 404-008 11:55 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 12:08 pm.
- 036-071 12:08 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 12:08 pm to 12:09 pm.
- 404-009 12:08 PM · 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 12:08 pm and 12:09 pm.
- 036-140 12:09 PM · 1 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 1:39 pm.
- 036-072 12:40 PM · 12 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 12:43 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 404-010, 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/404-010 (accessed October 9, 2026).