Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 30 › Conversation 030-043

Haldeman & Malek on Personnel management and White House administration

Tuesday, October 3, 1972 · 11:56 AM–12:06 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Malek, Frederic V.Conversation030-043 on Tape 30StartTuesday, October 3, 1972 at 11:56 AMEndTuesday, October 3, 1972 at 12:06 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 030-043 ↗

H. R. Haldeman and Frederic V. Malek engaged in a brief telephone consultation regarding administrative personnel matters. The discussion focused on internal staffing and organizational oversight within the Nixon administration. The segment remains restricted due to the withdrawal of personal or sensitive content.

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On October 3, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Frederic V. Malek talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:56 am and 12:06 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 030-043 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 30-43

Date: October 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:56 am and 12:06 pm
Location: White House Telephone

H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with Frederic V. Malek.

[See Conversation No. 791-3C]

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  • 030-042 11:56 AM · 8 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:56 am and 12:06 pm.
  • 791-003 11:56 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, unknown person(s), Frederic V. Malek, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:56 am to 12:06 pm.
  • 791-004 12:07 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Joseph L. Matthews, William F. Hauck, William F. Rhatican, Melville L. Stephens, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:07 pm to 12:16 pm.
  • 791-005 12:17 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and officers of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization, including John F. Leyden, Robert E. Poli, and Robert C. Sturgil, as well as Henry C. Cashen, II and the White House photographer, met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:17 pm to 12:24 pm.
  • 791-006 12:24 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 12:27 pm.
  • 791-007 12:27 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:27 pm to 12:47 pm.
  • 030-044 12:50 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm.
  • 355-001 12:50 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm.

Conversation 030-043, October 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/030-043 (accessed October 1, 2026).