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Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Vietnam War

Monday, February 7, 1972 · 8:55 AM–9:32 AM ET · Oval Office · 15 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation666-001 on Tape 666 (tape position 00:00:24–00:15:27)StartMonday, February 7, 1972 at 8:55 AMEndMonday, February 7, 1972 at 9:32 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 666-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to discuss the ongoing Vietnam War negotiations. The conversation focused on North Vietnamese negotiator Xuan Thuy's recent statements to the press regarding prisoner exchanges. The unknown participant reported that Thuy indicated a refusal to exchange prisoners for troop withdrawals, effectively rejecting Senator Muskie's proposed plan. Nixon acknowledged that the plan had been "shot down" and that negotiations would continue.

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Position in tape: 00:00:24 – 00:15:27

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NARA Description

On February 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:55 am and 9:32 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 666-001 of the White House Tapes.

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Conversation No. 666-1

Date: February 7, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:55 am and 9:32 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown person.

     [Unintelligible]

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 9:32 am.

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UnknownOh, how are you today?
UnknownOn a follow up thing to yesterday with this Xuan Thuy thing, he got Xuan Thuy. Xuan Thuy said to the EOB press, he looks just right to cross examine. What Xuan Thuy said they said that they would exchange prisoners
Unknown[unintelligible] all the prisoners. He argues that back in October [unintelligible] have recorded shots in October they did.
NixonYeah.
UnknownThat's plus. Now, on the other hand, in October, if you remember [unintelligible]
Unknownprovided then they would
Unknown[unintelligible]
UnknownSo, but he's saying now that the lead paragraph the lead thing is that now as of today, which is all that matters, not what would have been done in October, what would be done now. As of today they will not take a withdrawal for prisoners, period. So, Muskie's plan has been shot down.
NixonShot down. Now they negotiate it.
UnknownMuskie says [unintelligible]

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  • 666-002 9:32 AM · 2 hr 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), John D. Ehrlichman, Rose Mary Woods, Ronald L. Ziegler, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, Donald F. Barnes, Henry A. Kissinger, and Gen. Alejandro A. Lanusse met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:32 am and 11:54 am.
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  • 666-003 11:54 AM · 2 min — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 12:23 pm.
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  • 666-005 11:54 AM · 2 min — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 12:23 pm.
  • 090-004 12:18 PM · 2 min — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:18 pm on February 7, 1972 and 11:22 am on February 9, 1972.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 666-001, February 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/666-001 (accessed November 2, 2026).