Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 407 › Conversation 407-009
Nixon & Woods on Vietnam peace settlement and Presidential correspondence
Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 5:24 PM–5:29 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to finalize administrative logistics following the announcement of a Vietnam peace settlement. The discussion focused on coordinating the distribution of letters to members of Congress and reviewing revisions to the President's public address regarding the settlement. Woods assisted in managing these critical communications and procedural tasks before concluding the brief meeting.
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NARA Description
On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:24 pm to 5:29 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 407-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 407-9
Date: January 23, 1973
Time: Between 5:24 pm and 5:29 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Rose Mary Woods.
The President’s speech on Vietnam settlement
-Revised copy
-10-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 407-9 (cont’d)
-Raymond K. Price, Jr.
Notes
The President's letters to Congress members
-Addressing
-Delivery
Ms. Woods left at 5:29 pm.Also recorded on January 23, 1973
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- 407-010 5:29 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:29 pm and 6:19 pm.
- 407-011 5:29 PM · 2 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 5:29 pm and 6:19 pm.
- 407-012 5:29 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:29 pm and 6:19 pm.
- 407-013 5:29 PM · 11 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 5:29 pm and 6:19 pm.
- 407-014 5:29 PM · 14 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 5:29 pm and 6:19 pm.
- 407-015 5:29 PM · 9 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 5:29 pm and 6:19 pm.
- 036-087 6:19 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:19 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 407-009, 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/407-009 (accessed October 8, 2026).