Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 272 › Conversation 272-005

Nixon & Haldeman on John B. Connally and White House administration

Monday, August 9, 1971 · 1:58 PM–2:01 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation272-005 on Tape 272 (tape position 00:20:15–00:22:41)StartMonday, August 9, 1971 at 1:58 PMEndMonday, August 9, 1971 at 2:01 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 272-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman briefly conferred regarding the logistics and attendance for an upcoming meeting involving John B. Connally. The discussion focused on finalizing the participant list and coordinating the schedule for this session. No major policy decisions were made during this brief administrative exchange.

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I wondered if you could tell us how many of you, two of you, right?
There's one now, and four, and four, and three, and four, and three, and four, and three, and four.

NARA Description

On August 9, 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 1:58 pm and 2:01 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 272-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 272-005

Date: August 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:58 pm and 2:01 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

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

     President's schedule
           -Forthcoming meeting
                 -Haldeman and John B. Connally

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

Also recorded on August 9, 1971

  • 272-001 12:55 PM · 4 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 12:55 pm and 1:48 pm.
  • 272-002 12:55 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 12:55 pm and 1:48 pm.
  • 272-004 1:48 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:48 pm to 1:58 pm.
  • 272-006 2:01 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:01 pm to 2:02 pm.
  • 272-007 2:02 PM · 40 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 2:02 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 272-008 2:02 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:02 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 272-009 2:15 PM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, John B. Connally, Manolo Sanchez, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:15 pm to 2:55 pm.
  • 558-001 2:58 PM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Rose Mary Woods, Thomas B. Evans, Franklyn C. ("Lyn") Nofziger, Edward S. DeBolt, Barry F. Mountain, Harry S. Dent, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:58 pm to 3:36 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 272-005, August 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/272-005 (accessed October 13, 2026).