Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 282 › Conversation 282-036
Nixon & Haldeman on White House grounds and landscaping
Wednesday, October 20, 1971 · 6:08 PM–6:09 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 21 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman held a brief meeting to address a specific logistical or personal matter involving the landscaping of White House grounds. The discussion centered on instructions to replace a bush, reflecting the President's personal attention to the exterior aesthetics of the Executive Office Building. No broader policy or administrative developments were recorded during this exchange.
- White House grounds
- landscaping
- H. R. Haldeman
- Presidential administrative detail
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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 from 6:08 pm to 6:09 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 282-036 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 282-36 Date: October 20, 1971 Time: 6:08 pm - 6:09 pm Location: Executive Office Building H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 12-21]
Also recorded on October 20, 1971
- 012-019 6:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard A. Moore talked on the telephone from 6:05 pm to 6:07 pm.
- 012-020 6:08 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:08 pm.
- 012-021 6:08 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 6:08 pm to 6:09 pm.
- 012-022 6:09 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:09 pm and 6:10 pm.
- 282-037 6:09 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:09 pm to 6:10 pm.
- 012-023 6:10 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 6:10 pm to 6:11 pm.
- 282-038 6:10 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:10 pm.
- 282-039 6:10 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:10 pm to 6:11 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 282-036, 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/282-036 (accessed September 28, 2026).