{"conversationCode":"407-023","tapeNumber":407,"conversationNumber":23,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-407-023","startDateTime":"1973-01-24T00:23:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-01-24T01:08:00.000Z","startDate":"23-Jan-1973","startTime":"7:23 PM","endDate":"23-Jan-1973","endTime":"8:08 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","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 7:23 pm and 8:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 407-023 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":"5.3","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part III","chronReleaseDate":"23-Jun-2009","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 407-23\n\nDate: January 23, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 7:23 pm and 8:08 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President rehearsed his Address to the Nation Announcing Conclusion of an Agreement on\nEnding the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam.\n\n[See Public Papers of the Presidents, 1973, pp. 18-20]","filename":["407-023.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"407-022","nextCode":"407-024","transcript":[{"start":117.19,"end":123.69,"text":"Ok, ok."},{"start":191.46,"end":205.99,"text":"... ... ... ... ..."},{"start":257.12,"end":278.69,"text":"... ... ... ..."},{"start":296.71,"end":324.94,"text":"... ... ... ..."},{"start":327.29,"end":351.78,"text":"... ... ... ..."},{"start":363,"end":386.71,"text":"... ... ... ..."},{"start":454.29,"end":458.87,"text":"Thank you for watching"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met to rehearse his upcoming televised address regarding the conclusion of peace agreements in Vietnam. This session served as a final preparation for the President to communicate the end of American military involvement to the public. The primary objective was to ensure the delivery effectively framed the administration's role in achieving a peace agreement.","topics":["Vietnam War","Peace Agreement","Public Relations","Presidential Address","Foreign Policy"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T18:34:47.695Z"},"topicSlugs":["vietnam-war","peace-agreement","public-relations","presidential-address","foreign-policy"],"audioDurationSec":473,"audioFiles":[{"file":"407-023.mp3","bytes":11353862,"durationSec":472.95,"bitrate":192053,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:45.438Z","transcriptGapSeconds":98,"transcriptGapShare":0.21,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/407-023.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/407-023","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/407/conversation-407-023","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}