President Richard Nixon met with H. R. Haldeman to review and refine a draft for an upcoming presidential speech. The discussion focused on substantive revisions to the text, emphasizing the coordination of administration messaging. No further actions were recorded, as the primary objective was the editorial development of the address.
On September 7, 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 2:10 pm and 3:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 275-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 275-014
Date: September 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:10 pm and 3:55 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
Draft of speech
Meeting with the President at the Executive Office Building [EOB]No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.