President Nixon held a brief telephone conversation with H. R. Haldeman to coordinate the timing and logistics of an upcoming meeting. The discussion focused on facilitating a subsequent session between the President, Haldeman, and Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The call served primarily as an administrative bridge to assemble key staff for immediate policy or press deliberations.
On February 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:17 pm to 3:19 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-121 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 20-121
Date: February 29, 1972
Time: 3:17 pm - 3:18 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman on line
Haldeman talked with the President between 3:17 pm and 3:18 pm.
[See Conversation No. 322-12]
Ronald L. Ziegler and Haldeman meeting with PresidentNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.