Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 404 › Conversation 404-016
Nixon alone in his EOB office on Vietnam War and Paris Peace Accords
Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 1:40 PM–1:43 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 23 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon informs First Lady Pat Nixon that a formal agreement regarding the Vietnam War has been reached. He outlines his intention to publicly announce the peace agreement at 10:00 p.m. that evening. The brief exchange concludes with the President instructing her to communicate this development to others.
- Vietnam War
- Paris Peace Accords
- Presidential Communication
- Public Announcement
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NARA Description
On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 1:43 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 404-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 404-16 Date: January 23, 1973 Time: 1:39 pm - 1:40 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Mrs. Nixon. [See Conversation No. 36-81]
Also recorded on January 23, 1973
- 036-080 1:35 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:39 pm.
- 404-011 1:35 PM · 1 hr 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Raymond K. Price, Jr., H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), White House operator, and William E. Timmons met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:39 pm.
- 404-012 1:35 PM · 20 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 1:35 pm and 1:39 pm.
- 036-081 1:39 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 1:39 pm to 1:40 pm.
- 404-014 1:39 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:39 pm to 1:40 pm.
- 036-082 1:40 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 1:43 pm.
- 036-083 1:43 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:43 pm to 1:46 pm.
- 404-017 1:43 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 1:43 pm and 1:46 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 404-016, 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/404-016 (accessed October 9, 2026).