Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 405 › Conversation 405-001
Nixon alone in his EOB office on Lyndon B. Johnson and Vietnam War
Thursday, January 25, 1973 · 7:54 AM–8:38 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 min
AI Summary
President Nixon dictated a memorandum for his files to document internal reflections regarding the death of former President Lyndon B. Johnson and the upcoming memorial services at the Capitol. The recording also touches upon the administration's strategic goals for the Vietnam settlement, emphasizing the commitment to achieving a "peace with honor." The dictation serves as an official record of the President's private assessments of these high-level political and foreign policy matters.
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Vietnam War
- Peace with honor
- Presidential records
- Memorial services
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NARA Description
On January 25, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:54 am and 8:38 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 405-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 405-1
Date: January 25, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:54 am and 8:38 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a memorandum for the files.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Lyndon B. Johnson
-Memorial service at Capitol
Vietnam settlement
-President’s goals
-“Peace with honor”
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman [?]
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
*****************************************************************Also recorded on January 25, 1973
- 036-110 7:54 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:54 am and 8:38 am.
- 405-002 7:54 AM · 11 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 7:54 am and 8:38 am.
- 405-003 7:54 AM · 34 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 7:54 am and 8:38 am.
- 405-004 7:54 AM · 8 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 7:54 am and 8:38 am.
- 036-111 8:38 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 8:38 am to 8:39 am.
- 405-005 8:38 AM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:38 am to 8:39 am.
- 405-006 8:39 AM · 17 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 8:39 am and 9:01 am.
- 405-007 9:01 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:01 am to 9:03 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 405-001, January 25, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/405-001 (accessed October 9, 2026).