Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 294 › Conversation 294-004
Nixon & Haldeman
Thursday, November 18, 1971 · 8:12 AM–8:13 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 33 sec
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon and H.R. Haldeman met briefly in the Old Executive Office Building for a discussion that remains officially unrecorded or unintelligible in the provided transcript. The extremely short duration of the meeting suggests a quick administrative exchange or the relaying of urgent logistical information. No substantive policy decisions or action items can be verified from the available documentation.
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Position in tape: 00:02:49 – 00:03:23
part A, 2:56
NARA Description
On November 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:12 am to 8:13 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 294-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 294-4 Date: November 18, 1971 Time: 8:12 am - 8:13 am Location: Executive Office Building H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the President [See Conversation No. 15-21]
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Also recorded on November 18, 1971
- 621-006 8:01 AM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:01 am.
- 294-001 8:02 AM · 36 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 8:02 am and 8:07 am.
- 294-002 8:02 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:02 am and 8:07 am.
- 621-007 8:02 AM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:02 am and 6:00 pm.
- 015-019 8:07 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:07 am.
- 015-020 8:07 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:07 am to 8:08 am.
- 294-003 8:07 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:07 am to 8:08 am.
- 015-021 8:12 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:12 am to 8:13 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 294-004, November 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/294-004 (accessed November 8, 2026).