Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 284 › Conversation 284-016
Nixon & Haldeman on Executive management
Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 5:25 PM–5:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 32 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met briefly in the Old Executive Office Building to coordinate their schedules. The discussion focused on managing the President's upcoming commitments and logistical planning. An unidentified individual briefly joined the pair before the meeting concluded.
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Position in tape: 01:45:58 – 01:46:27
part A, 1:45:56
NARA Description
On October 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 284-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 284-16
Date: October 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:25 pm and 5:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
Haldeman's schedule
-The President's schedule
An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 5:25 pm.
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The unknown person left at an unknown time before 5:30 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 284-016, 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/284-016 (accessed November 2, 2026).