Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 250 › Conversation 250-008

Nixon & Haldeman on Presidential agenda

Friday, April 16, 1971 · 11:12 AM–11:20 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation250-008 on Tape 250 (tape position 01:48:03–01:52:26)StartFriday, April 16, 1971 at 11:12 AMEndFriday, April 16, 1971 at 11:20 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 250-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman convened in the Old Executive Office Building to coordinate the President's immediate agenda. The brief discussion served primarily as a check-in to determine the President's availability for further administrative business. No specific policy decisions were recorded during this initial administrative exchange.

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NARA Description

On April 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:20 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 250-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 250-8

Date: April 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:12 am and 11:20 am
Location: Executive Office Building

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

     Haldeman’s schedule
          -Meeting with President

Also recorded on April 16, 1971

  • 042-053 10:30 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 11:06 am.
  • 250-006 10:30 AM · 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 10:30 am and 11:06 am.
  • 042-054 11:06 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 11:06 am to 11:12 am.
  • 250-007 11:06 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:06 am to 11:12 am.
  • 250-009 11:20 AM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:20 am to 11:58 am.
  • 482-001 11:58 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:58 am and 12:07 pm.
  • 482-002 11:58 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Mark I. Goode met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:58 am and 12:07 pm.
  • 482-003 12:07 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Mark I. Goode met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:07 pm to 12:09 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 250-008, April 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/250-008 (accessed October 3, 2026).