Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 249 › Conversation 249-030

Haldeman on Executive Office Building

Thursday, April 15, 1971 · 6:50 PM–7:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 23 sec

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation249-030 on Tape 249 (tape position 03:52:05–03:52:28)StartThursday, April 15, 1971 at 6:50 PMEndThursday, April 15, 1971 at 7:00 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 249-030 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417183451 ↗

A 23-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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On April 15, 1971, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 249-030 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 249-30

Date: April 15, 1971

Time: Unknown between 6:50 pm and 7:00 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman met with an unknown woman

     President’s schedule
          -President’s location

Haldeman and the unknown woman left at an unknown time before 7:00 pm

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One to the residence, you'll be returning in about half an hour.
Yeah, that's what it does.
  • 042-051 6:20 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:20 pm and 6:21 pm.
  • 249-027 6:20 PM · 3 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 6:20 pm and 6:21 pm.
  • 042-052 6:21 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:21 pm to 6:22 pm.
  • 249-028 6:21 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:21 pm to 6:22 pm.
  • 249-029 6:30 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:30 pm to 6:50 pm.
  • 001-098 7:26 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:26 pm to 7:29 pm.
  • 001-099 7:30 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:30 pm.
  • 001-100 7:31 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:31 pm.

Conversation 249-030, April 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417183451). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/249-030 (accessed November 2, 2026).