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Conversation 270-015

TapeTape 270StartTuesday, August 3, 1971 at 5:31 PMEndTuesday, August 3, 1971 at 11:35 PMTape start time01:13:56Tape end time01:23:14ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AudioNARA 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 5:31 pm and 11:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 270-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 270-15

Date: August 3, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:31 pm and 11:35 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

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

     President's schedule

          -Meetings
              -John B. Connally
              -Executive Office Building [EOB]
                    -William P. Rogers
                    -Henry A. Kissinger
          -New Hampshire and Maine trip
              -Travel
              -Duration
              -Unknown person
              -Bangor
              -Nashua
              -Margaret Chase Smith
              -Thomas J. McIntyre
              -Smith
                    -Instructions for Haldeman
              -Edmund S. Muskie

     Busing
          -Television
          -Iowa

     President’s schedule
          -Forthcoming press conference
                -Newsweek article
                       -Patrick J. Buchanan
                       -Inaccuracies
                             -Spiro T. Agnew
                                   -Africa trip
                                         -Meeting with Jomo Kenyatta
          -Trips
          -Illinois State Fair
Transcript (AI-Generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.

Now, two or three things I would like to see commonly in writing, or I can see you writing earlier in... My book will be on the schedule by the end of the year.
Second, there's something else I think is really interesting about your book.
Roger's book.
Why don't you hand it over to the lady in the back?
I'm sorry.
Start the flight.
Start the flight.
I think we should ride better on the fire.
I think we should ride better on the fire.
Make a right here.
I don't know if you can see it, but I'll let you get up there and I'll show you.
Okay, good.
Okay.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So, wait a minute.
No, I guess not.
She should go.
She can stay in her plane or stay there and talk to her.
Yeah.
In view of the fact that we're starving.
No, I don't think we should.
I guess invite them if they want to go.
Invite them if they want to go.
Invite them if they want to go.
No, no, no.
We drop them off at the airport.
And that's that.
And I look at her and she's like, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
You can talk to Margaret about it.
She may not want to stop there.
She may not want to do anything.
We're okay.
I mean, she's welcome to come and see you.
Not that we don't care, but if I can talk to you later, I'd like to see you back at home, because I wouldn't stop you.
Okay.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, it's good.
It's good.
Let's start relaxing.
And how about the television?
Yeah.
Yes.
Say, one thing I was going to say, don't, no, no, I got this, you can, but the, I'm going to, they asked me about, I'm going to correct that, so I think that's a good way to do that job.
It's a vicious catch-up job to try to do that.
I told the cab to get me two things they lied about.
I pretend they did lie about how much time he spent at the Kenyatta and another time.
Is there anything else?
Yeah.
I'll get that in here.
Nice.
Yeah.
So nice.
Okay, I'll get that.
Yeah, okay.
Well, I'll just get the one with my tissues, for example.
Okay.
Okay, thanks.
Anything else that interests you?
Come on.
Good.
You know, it's interesting, I just read a list, but nobody realized they were picking it all up.
Yeah, they liked it.
Yeah, it really is fine.
It shows you though, you know, we started right off with all that, but you know, isn't that better than doing something else about it?
That's why you might even consider that damn fair.
I'm not so sure of the truth, you know.
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