Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 407 › Conversation 407-010
Nixon alone in his EOB office on Vietnam War and Paris Peace Accords
Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 5:29 PM–6:19 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with H.R. Haldeman to refine the rhetoric for an upcoming public address regarding the Vietnam peace agreement. The discussion focused on framing the Paris agreement as "peace with honor" to secure support from Congress and the public while countering criticism. By reviewing dictated drafts and recordings, Nixon finalized his messaging strategy to distinguish his administration's diplomatic success from a policy of surrender.
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NARA Description
On January 23, 1973, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 407-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 407-10
Date: January 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:29 pm and 6:19 pm.
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a form letter.
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
The President replayed the recording.
Vietnam settlement
-President's speech
-Congressional support
-Pressures
The President replayed the recording.
-Peace with honor
-The President's critics
The President replayed the recording.
-Paris agreement
-North Vietnam
The President replayed the recording.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on January 23, 1973
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- 407-009 5:24 PM · 1 min — 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.
- 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 407-010, 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/407-010 (accessed October 8, 2026).