Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 407 › Conversation 407-017
Nixon & Woods on Vietnam peace settlement and Television address
Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 6:19 PM–6:22 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 33 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to coordinate arrangements for an upcoming televised address regarding the Vietnam peace settlement. The discussion focused on administrative logistics, specifically providing instructions for the chief White House operator and Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler to ensure the broadcast proceeded as planned. This meeting served to finalize the communication strategy for announcing the resolution of the Vietnam conflict to the American public.
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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 at an unknown time between 6:19 pm and 6:22 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 407-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 407-17
Date: January 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:19 pm and 6:22 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.
The President's speech on Vietnam settlement
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 407-17 (cont’d)
-Information for chief White House operator
-Broadcast
-Ronald L. ZieglerAlso recorded on January 23, 1973
- 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.
- 036-087 6:19 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:19 pm.
- 407-016 6:19 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 6:19 pm.
- 407-018 6:22 PM · 1 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Henry A. Kissinger, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:22 pm and 7:23 pm.
- 036-088 6:36 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:36 pm and 6:38 pm.
- 036-089 6:38 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:38 pm and 6:40 pm.
- 036-090 6:40 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:40 pm and 10:44 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 407-017, 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/407-017 (accessed October 12, 2026).