Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 277 › Conversation 277-009

Nixon & Haldeman on White House Administration and Meeting Requests

Wednesday, September 15, 1971 · 12:39 PM–1:05 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation277-009 on Tape 277 (tape position 00:16:22–00:16:35)StartWednesday, September 15, 1971 at 12:39 PMEndWednesday, September 15, 1971 at 1:05 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 277-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met in the Executive Office Building to discuss administrative matters and the President's upcoming schedule. The conversation focused primarily on the coordination of a meeting request. No further significant policy developments or decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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16:36It's a nice day out.

NARA Description

On September 15, 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 12:39 pm and 1:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 277-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 277-9

Date: September 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:39 pm and 1:05 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

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

     Schedule
          -Meeting request

Also recorded on September 15, 1971

  • 009-017 12:18 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 12:18 pm to 12:20 pm.
  • 009-018 12:20 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 12:24 pm.
  • 009-019 12:24 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 12:24 pm to 12:25 pm.
  • 277-007 12:24 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:24 pm to 12:25 pm.
  • 009-020 12:25 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:25 pm and 12:37 pm.
  • 009-021 12:37 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 12:37 pm to 12:39 pm.
  • 277-008 12:37 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:37 pm to 12:39 pm.
  • 009-022 12:39 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 2:32 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 277-009, September 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/277-009 (accessed October 9, 2026).