{"conversationCode":"443-023","tapeNumber":443,"conversationNumber":23,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-443-023","startDateTime":"1973-06-06T20:44:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-06-06T20:46:00.000Z","startDate":"6-Jun-1973","startTime":"4:44 PM","endDate":"6-Jun-1973","endTime":"4:46 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.;","description":"On June 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:44 pm and 4:46 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 443-023 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 443-23\n\nDate: June 6, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 4:44 pm and 4:46 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n\f                                             -10-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                          Conversation No. 443-23 (cont’d)\n\n       Meeting with South Vietnam’s Ambassador [Tran Kim Phuong]\n             -Henry A. Kissinger’s message\n                     -Telephone call\n                     -Haig and Brent G. Scowcroft\n                     -President’s attendance","filename":["443-023.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haig, Alexander M., Jr."],"prevCode":"443-022","nextCode":"443-024","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":8.35,"text":"Oh, Al, I forgot the most important thing."},{"start":8.37,"end":11.57,"text":"I just read him a message."},{"start":12.51,"end":16.98,"text":"He doesn't mention calling his ambassador."},{"start":17,"end":17.7,"text":"He says he doesn't want to hear it."},{"start":17.72,"end":19.8,"text":"So, I wonder if maybe you ought to just give the ambassador a call and get him to stay over here now."},{"start":19.82,"end":20.06,"text":"Fine, do it."},{"start":20.08,"end":21.69,"text":"I'll get him to stay over here."},{"start":21.71,"end":25.31,"text":"I think that if you want me there, I'll be ready to come."},{"start":31.27,"end":40.13,"text":"All right, do you think you want me to go there or not?"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander Haig coordinate the logistics of a meeting with South Vietnamese Ambassador Tran Kim Phuong. Following a message from Henry Kissinger regarding the Ambassador’s status, the President instructs Haig to contact the Ambassador to ensure he remains in the country. They conclude the discussion by determining whether the President’s personal presence at the upcoming meeting is necessary.","topics":["South Vietnam","Tran Kim Phuong","Henry Kissinger","Diplomacy","Logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T20:33:26.179Z"},"topicSlugs":["south-vietnam","tran-kim-phuong","henry-kissinger","diplomacy","logistics"],"audioDurationSec":67,"audioFiles":[{"file":"443-023.mp3","bytes":2136064,"durationSec":66.64,"bitrate":256430,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.080Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:41.607Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/443-023.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/443-023","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/443/conversation-443-023","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}