Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 282 › Conversation 282-019
Nixon & Haldeman on Nobusuke Kishi and Henry Kearns
Wednesday, October 20, 1971 · 3:43 PM–4:05 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met to coordinate upcoming scheduling logistics for the President’s agenda. The discussion focused on finalizing the timeline for meetings on October 21, specifically addressing the arrangement of a session involving Nobusuke Kishi and Henry Kearns. The pair prioritized determining the preferred location and duration for these appointments to ensure the President's calendar was efficiently organized.
- Presidential scheduling
- Nobusuke Kishi
- Henry Kearns
- White House administration
- Logistics
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NARA Description
On October 20, 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 3:43 pm and 4:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 282-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 282-19
Date: October 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:43 pm and 4:05 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
The President's schedule
-October 21, 1971
-Morning schedule
-Afternoon schedule
-Timing of unknown meeting
-Nobusuke Kishi
-Henry KearnsAlso recorded on October 20, 1971
- 012-005 3:39 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:39 pm and 3:40 pm.
- 012-006 3:40 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:40 pm to 3:42 pm.
- 012-007 3:42 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:42 pm and 3:43 pm.
- 282-015 3:42 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:42 pm to 3:43 pm.
- 012-008 3:43 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:43 pm.
- 282-016 3:43 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:43 pm.
- 282-017 3:43 PM · 11 sec — 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 3:43 pm and 4:05 pm.
- 282-018 3:43 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:43 pm to 4:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 282-019, October 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/282-019 (accessed September 28, 2026).