Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 415 › Conversation 415-030

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Vietnam War

Tuesday, February 27, 1973 · 2:12 PM–2:48 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation415-030 on Tape 415StartTuesday, February 27, 1973 at 2:12 PMEndTuesday, February 27, 1973 at 2:48 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 415-030 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unknown individual to discuss the administration’s strategy for managing the public perception of the recent Vietnam peace settlement. The conversation focused on establishing a narrative around the agreement, including the role of Secretary of State William P. Rogers and the importance of crafting specific messaging for Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker and South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu. The participants emphasized the need to generate significant public attention and secure support for the deal’s diplomatic precedents.

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Well, they're playing out there.
Right.
Right.
Okay, and then I think we want to get a very strong message from her.
Okay, I think that's it.
We're going to have to try to get a lot of attention.
That's right.
We're going to have to try to get a lot of attention.

NARA Description

On February 27, 1973, 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 2:12 pm and 2:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 415-030 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 415-30

Date: February 27, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:12 pm and 2:48 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person (in Henry A. Kissinger's office?).

       News on Vietnam settlement
             -Paris
             -Precedents
                    -Public statement
             -William P. Rogers
                    -Publicity
             -Hero status
             -Message for Ellsworth F. Bunker
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

 -Nguyen Van Thieu

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  • 415-028 2:12 PM · 10 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 2:12 pm and 2:48 pm.
  • 415-029 2:12 PM · 1 min — 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 2:12 pm and 2:48 pm.
  • 416-001 2:48 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:48 pm to 3:40 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 415-030, February 27, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/415-030 (accessed October 1, 2026).