Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 293 › Conversation 293-025
Nixon & Haldeman on Polling and White House Scheduling
Wednesday, November 17, 1971 · 1:32 PM–1:42 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 17 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met to review recent polling data and coordinate scheduling matters. The discussion focused on analyzing public opinion trends and managing the President’s upcoming calendar commitments. No specific policy decisions were finalized, but the exchange served as a routine administrative review of political strategy and time management.
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NARA Description
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 1:32 pm and 1:42 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 293-025 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 293-25
Date: November 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:32 pm and 1:42 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person [H. R. Haldeman?].
Polls
Unknown person's scheduleAlso recorded on November 17, 1971
- 014-153 1:26 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:26 pm to 1:27 pm.
- 293-004 1:26 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:26 pm to 1:27 pm.
- 014-154 1:27 PM · 9 min — Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, John D. Ehrlichman, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:27 pm and 2:48 pm.
- 293-005 1:27 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:27 pm and 2:48 pm.
- 293-006 1:27 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:27 pm and 2:48 pm.
- 293-024 1:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:30 pm to 1:32 pm.
- 293-026 1:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 1:42 pm.
- 293-027 1:32 PM · 14 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 1:32 pm and 1:42 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 293-025, November 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/293-025 (accessed October 1, 2026).