Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 264 › Conversation 264-004

Nixon & Haldeman

Wednesday, July 21, 1971 · 11:01 AM–11:05 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation264-004 on Tape 264 (tape position 01:01:27–01:06:38)StartWednesday, July 21, 1971 at 11:01 AMEndWednesday, July 21, 1971 at 11:05 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 264-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman briefly conferred to coordinate an immediate in-person meeting. The President initiated the contact to request that Haldeman join him in his office in the Old Executive Office Building. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief logistical exchange.

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Are you free to come over now?

NARA Description

On July 21, 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 11:01 am and 11:05 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 264-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 264-004

Date: July 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:01 am and 11:05 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

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

     Meeting request

Also recorded on July 21, 1971

  • 006-171 10:05 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 2:39 pm.
  • 264-001 10:05 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:21 am.
  • 264-002 10:05 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:21 am.
  • 264-003 10:21 AM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:21 am to 11:01 am.
  • 264-005 11:05 AM · 2 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:05 am and 1:14 pm.
  • 264-006 1:14 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:14 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 264-007 1:14 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:14 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 264-008 1:14 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:14 pm and 2:39 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 264-004, July 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/264-004 (accessed October 12, 2026).