President Nixon held an brief, obscure discussion with an unidentified individual, the content of which remains largely unintelligible due to significant recording defects and the use of non-English language in the transcript. The President explicitly requested that H.R. "Bob" Haldeman be contacted to join or address the matter. Given the lack of substantive information, no clear policy decisions or administrative actions can be verified from this exchange.
On August 15, 1971, 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 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 273-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 273-28
Date: August 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person.
Requested H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman call himThis 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 Do not cite this transcript as authoritative.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.