Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 287 › Conversation 287-010
Nixon & Haldeman on Public opinion polls and Media strategy
Monday, October 11, 1971 · 2:25 PM–2:27 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 35 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman briefly discuss the strategic timing of releasing poll results to maximize their impact in morning newspapers. Nixon emphasizes the urgency of the release, instructing Haldeman to coordinate the effort with George Bush. The exchange highlights the administration’s focus on controlling the public narrative through media placement.
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NARA Description
On October 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:25 pm to 2:27 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 287-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 287-10 Date: October 11, 1971 Time: 2:25 pm - 2:27 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman. [See Conversation No. 11-36]
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Also recorded on October 11, 1971
- 588-003 2:13 PM · 53 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 287-009 2:14 PM · 10 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 2:14 pm and 2:25 pm.
- 011-036 2:25 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 2:25 pm to 2:27 pm.
- 011-037 2:27 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:27 pm and 2:36 pm.
- 287-011 2:27 PM · 42 sec — 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 2:27 pm and 2:36 pm.
- 287-012 2:27 PM · 6 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 2:27 pm and 2:36 pm.
- 287-013 2:36 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:36 pm to 2:39 pm.
- 011-038 2:39 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at 2:39 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 287-010, October 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417184749). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/287-010 (accessed November 2, 2026).