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.
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 AidConversation 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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