Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 283 › Conversation 283-032

Nixon & Haldeman on Henry Kissinger and Media Relations

Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 11:47 AM–11:50 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 27 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation283-032 on Tape 283 (tape position 02:21:00–02:22:58)StartWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 11:47 AMEndWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 11:50 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 283-032 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman briefly conferred to coordinate an upcoming meeting regarding media relations and the schedule of Henry Kissinger. Nixon instructed Haldeman to approach the task with confidence and ease, promising to provide further specific instructions shortly. This exchange functioned as a preparatory coordination for high-level staff interactions.

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Uh, you mean this body now?

Yeah.

I see.

Fine.

Uh, when you have, uh, about 10 or 15 minutes, I'm going to call you.

Go over and regard it as an easy thing.

Don't worry.

Yeah.

You'll drop over and I'll tell you.

Don't worry.

NARA Description

On October 6, 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 11:47 am and 11:50 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 283-032 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 283-032

Date: October 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:47 am and 11:50 am
Location: Executive Office Building

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

     Haldeman's schedule
          -Meeting
          -Meeting with the President
               -Media
               -Henry A. Kissinger

Also recorded on October 6, 1971

010-077 11:39 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:44 am.
010-078 11:39 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:44 am.
010-079 11:44 AM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 11:44 am to 11:45 am.
283-030 11:44 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:44 am to 11:45 am.
010-080 11:46 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 11:46 am to 11:47 am.
283-031 11:46 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:46 am to 11:47 am.
010-081 11:47 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 11:55 am.
283-033 11:50 AM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, H. R. Gross, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:50 am to 12:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 283-032, October 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/283-032 (accessed October 8, 2026).