Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 29 › Conversation 029-066
Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Republican National Convention
Monday, August 14, 1972 · 4:34 PM–4:36 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman consulted briefly to coordinate the agenda for their upcoming meeting. The primary focus of the discussion centered on preparations for the President’s acceptance speech at the upcoming Republican National Convention. This exchange served as a logistical bridge to ensure both parties were aligned on the strategic priorities ahead of the event.
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NARA Description
On August 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 4:34 pm to 4:36 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 029-066 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 29-66
Date: August 14, 1972
Time: 4:34 pm - 4:36 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 362-21]
Call from H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
Haldeman talked with the President.
Things for discussion in forthcoming meeting
-Acceptance speech at Republican National Convention [?]Also recorded on August 14, 1972
- 029-065 3:52 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 3:52 pm to 3:54 pm.
- 362-020 3:54 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 3:54 pm and 4:34 pm.
- 362-021 4:34 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:34 pm to 4:36 pm.
- 362-022 4:40 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), Alexander P. Butterfield, White House operator, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:40 pm to 5:15 pm.
- 029-067 5:02 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:02 pm.
- 029-068 5:02 PM · 12 sec — The recording device engaged on an unknown date, sometime between 5:02 pm on August 14, 1972 and 11:17 am on September 19, 1972, but the conversation appears to be blank.
- 362-023 5:15 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 5:15 pm on August 14, 1972 and 12:40 pm on September 6, 1972.
- 362-024 5:15 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 5:15 pm on August 14, 1972 and 12:40 pm on September 6, 1972.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 029-066, August 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/029-066 (accessed October 1, 2026).