President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman met briefly in the Old Executive Office Building to coordinate schedules. The President explicitly requested that Haldeman join him for further discussion. No specific policy or strategic decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.
On November 17, 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 2:50 pm and 2:53 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 293-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 293-8
Date: November 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:50 pm and 2:53 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
Request that Haldeman join himNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.