Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 269 › Conversation 269-028

Nixon & Haldeman on Economic policy and Patrick J. Buchanan

Tuesday, August 3, 1971 · 1:47 PM–3:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 39 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation269-028 on Tape 269 (tape position 05:35:01–05:35:38)StartTuesday, August 3, 1971 at 1:47 PMEndTuesday, August 3, 1971 at 3:40 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 269-028 ↗

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President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met to coordinate the President's upcoming schedule and review staff memoranda. The discussion centered on delegating assignments to advisors, including Patrick J. Buchanan, William L. Safire, Richard A. Moore, and John A. Scali, specifically regarding economic policy. They evaluated the effectiveness of recent communications and addressed potential logistical adjustments for future meetings.

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NARA Description

On August 3, 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 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 269-028 of the White House Tapes.

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Conversation No. 269-28

Date: August 3, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

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

     President's schedule
          -Staff memoranda
                 -Patrick J. Buchanan
                       -Economic subjects
                       -Summaries
                             -William L. Safire, Richard A. Moore, John A. Scali

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Um, I, I, I hope you, that you, have a, sort of, a kind of, a certain tool, and, sort of, a kind of, um, easy-to-get-everything-you've-got-here model.
I really hope that.
But I meant it.
What I meant is if you would just take some or more scale, and just summarize it.
I think this is an argument that's fine right now.

Also recorded on August 3, 1971

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  • 269-029 1:47 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 269-030 1:47 PM · 43 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 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 269-031 1:47 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 269-032 1:47 PM · 8 min — 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 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 269-033 1:47 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 269-034 1:47 PM · 5 min — 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 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 269-035 1:47 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 269-028, August 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/269-028 (accessed November 2, 2026).