Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 288 › Conversation 288-021
Nixon & Haldeman on Moscow and Time zones
Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 11:19 AM–11:20 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman briefly conferred to clarify the current time in Moscow. The primary purpose of the exchange was to establish a precise temporal reference for international coordination or scheduling. No further policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative check.
- Moscow
- Time zones
- Scheduling
- International relations
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NARA Description
On October 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:19 am to 11:20 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 288-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 288-21 Date: October 12, 1971 Time: 11:19 am - 11:20 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman. [See Conversation No. 11-60]
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- 288-018 10:32 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:32 am and 11:19 am.
- 011-060 11:19 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 11:19 am to 11:20 am.
- 011-061 11:20 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 1:32 pm.
- 288-022 11:20 AM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 11:22 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 288-021, October 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/288-021 (accessed November 1, 2026).