Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 269 › Conversation 269-034

Nixon & Haldeman on John Connally and Treasury Department

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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation269-034 onTape 269 (tape position 06:11:17–06:16:16)StartTuesday, August 3, 1971 at 1:47 PMEndTuesday, August 3, 1971 at 3:40 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 269-034 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met to coordinate staffing and public relations strategies regarding Treasury Secretary John Connally. The discussion focused on the timing and management of upcoming personnel announcements to ensure they aligned with the President’s travel schedule to California. The primary objective was to finalize a decision on when to publicly reveal these administrative shifts.

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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 269-034 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 269-34

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.

     Appointments
         -John B. Connally
              -Treasury Department
         -Announcement
              -Timing
                   -President’s schedule
                         -California
         -Decision

Also recorded on August 3, 1971

269-027 1:47 PM · 4 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.
269-028 1:47 PM · 37 sec — 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.
269-029 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 · 1 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.
269-031 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 · 10 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.
269-035 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 269-034, 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/269-034 (accessed September 18, 2026).