Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 9 › Conversation 009-137

Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Michigan trip and Economic Club

Wednesday, September 22, 1971 · 7:06 PM–7:09 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation009-137 on Tape 9 (tape position 04:41:09–04:43:37)StartWednesday, September 22, 1971 at 7:06 PMEndWednesday, September 22, 1971 at 7:09 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 009-137 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman discussed logistics for an upcoming trip to Michigan, specifically focusing on the staging of a joint arrival with First Lady Pat Nixon. Nixon expressed concerns regarding the advance man's planning for his appearance at the Economic Club and the accompanying television coverage. Haldeman assured the President that the scheduling would be adjusted to better accommodate his requirements and confirmed the cooperation of the Economic Club.

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Yeah.
Yes, sir.
I think one, the only change I'd make in the Michigan schedule.
The way it is here is that I walk in with Walker Sisler and who's fine and the rest, but we've got to have it worked out so that we... Yeah, we will.
Who's the advanced man?
Is it Mark Good?
He doesn't know much about this sort of thing.
No, he's just... Mark's just handling the TV, but... Well, let's sort of get it out of control.
No problem.
I think it's John Faust, but we'll shift it.
No problem.
I'm sure that that will be no problem at all, because they've...
The economic club is just super cooperative in anything we want to do.
looking at the rest of it here for a moment.
Okay, that's fine.
We'll change it.

NARA Description

On September 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:06 pm to 7:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-137 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 9-137

Date: September 22, 1971
Time: 7:06 pm - 7:09 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

[See Conversation No. 279-51]

     The President's schedule
          -Michigan trip

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 01/03/2018.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[009-137-w001]
[Duration: 37s]

     The President's schedule
          -Michigan trip
               -Filming joint arrival of the President and Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
                      -Economic Club
                      -Local television coverage

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     The President's schedule
          -Michigan trip
               -Walker L. Cisler
               -Advance man
                      -Mark I. Goode
                           -Television
                      -John Faust

                -Economic Club

*****************************************************************

[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 01/03/2018.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[009-137-w002]
[Duration: 19s]

     The President's schedule
          -Michigan trip
               -Planning for joint arrivals of the President and Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon

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     The President’s schedule
          -Michigan trip
               -Remainder of schedule

Also recorded on September 22, 1971

  • 009-135 7:03 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George H. Mahon talked on the telephone from 7:03 pm to 7:04 pm.
  • 279-049 7:03 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George H. Mahon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:03 pm to 7:04 pm.
  • 009-136 7:04 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:04 pm and 7:06 pm.
  • 279-050 7:04 PM · 7 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 7:04 pm and 7:06 pm.
  • 279-051 7:06 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:06 pm to 7:09 pm.
  • 279-052 7:09 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:09 pm and 7:56 pm.
  • 279-053 7:09 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:09 pm and 7:56 pm.
  • 279-054 7:09 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:09 pm and 7:56 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 009-137, September 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/009-137 (accessed October 12, 2026).