Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 424 › Conversation 424-006
Nixon & Kissinger on Cambodia and South Vietnam
Tuesday, March 27, 1973 · 5:46 PM–5:56 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 min
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President Nixon and Henry Kissinger met to coordinate media strategy and public messaging regarding ongoing military operations in Cambodia and South Vietnam. They discussed managing the press, specifically focusing on how Press Secretary Ron Ziegler should handle challenging inquiries during briefings to maintain a firm, offensive posture. Despite internal concerns over mounting political pressure, both men agreed on the necessity of staying disciplined and unified in their public defense of administration policy.
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NARA Description
On March 27, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:46 pm to 5:56 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 424-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 424-6
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 424-32 (cont’d)
Date: March 27, 1973
Time: 5:46 pm - 5:56 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.
[See Conversation No. 44-34]Also recorded on March 27, 1973
- 044-033 5:34 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:34 pm.
- 424-004 5:34 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:34 pm.
- 424-005 5:34 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:34 pm and 5:46 pm.
- 044-034 5:46 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:46 pm and 5:56 pm.
- 424-007 5:56 PM · 10 sec — 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 5:56 pm and 6:03 pm.
- 424-008 5:56 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:56 pm and 6:03 pm.
- 044-035 6:03 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:03 pm and 6:05 pm.
- 424-009 6:03 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:03 pm to 6:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 424-006, March 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/424-006 (accessed October 2, 2026).