Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 843 › Conversation 843-009

Nixon, Galanti & Sadler on National League of Families and POW/MIA

Friday, January 26, 1973 · 11:10 AM–11:12 AM ET · Oval Office · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Galanti, Phyllis; Sadler, Darlene; Knapp, HeleneConversation843-009 on Tape 843StartFriday, January 26, 1973 at 11:10 AMEndFriday, January 26, 1973 at 11:12 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 843-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Phyllis Galanti, Darlene Sadler, and Helene Knapp, representatives of the National League of Families of American Prisoners of War and Missing in Action in Southeast Asia. The brief meeting centered on the plight of American servicemen held captive or missing during the Vietnam War. No substantive policy decisions were recorded during this short interaction.

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Please.
No, she's not.
We'll get her the cat.
We'll get her the cat.
She'll have to be saved.
Sad.
Sad.
I'm sorry.
Bad.
Bad.

NARA Description

On January 26, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Phyllis Galanti, Darlene Sadler, and Helene Knapp met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:10 am to 11:12 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 843-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 843-9

Date: January 26, 1973
Time: Between 11:10 am and 11:12 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Phyllis Galanti, Darlene Sadler, and Helen Knapp.

       [The conversation began in progress]

       Names of officials of the National League of Families of American Prisoners of War
       [POW] and Missing In Action [MIA] in Southeast Asia
           -Galanti
           -Sadler
           -Knapp

The President, et al. left at 11:12 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 843-009, January 26, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/843-009 (accessed October 9, 2026).