Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 281 › Conversation 281-035
Nixon & Haldeman on Jacob K. Javits and Presidential speech
Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 1:55 PM–1:57 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met to coordinate the logistics and timing of a forthcoming presidential speech. The discussion focused on establishing the necessary lead time for the address, with specific reference to notifying Senator Jacob K. Javits. The brief exchange served to finalize the scheduling parameters for the President's public communications strategy.
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Position in tape: 02:54:34 – 02:55:51
part B, 54:02
NARA Description
On October 21, 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 1:55 pm and 1:57 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 281-035 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 281-35
Date: October 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:55 pm and 1:57 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
Notification of lead time for the President's speech
-Jacob K. JavitsTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on October 21, 1971
- 281-036 1:55 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:55 pm and 1:57 pm.
- 281-037 1:55 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:55 pm and 1:57 pm.
- 012-039 1:57 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:57 pm.
- 012-040 1:57 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 1:57 pm to 1:58 pm.
- 012-041 1:58 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:58 pm and 3:53 pm.
- 281-038 1:58 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:58 pm to 2:25 pm.
- 281-039 2:25 PM · 41 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 2:25 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 281-040 2:25 PM · 3 min — 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 2:25 pm and 2:30 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 281-035, October 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/281-035 (accessed November 1, 2026).