Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 295 › Conversation 295-008
Nixon & Haldeman on White House staff and Rose Mary Woods
Tuesday, November 16, 1971 · 3:09 PM–3:16 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman briefly conferred regarding the President's schedule and the involvement of staff members John D. Ehrlichman and George P. Shultz. The discussion also addressed a memorandum involving Rose Mary Woods that had surfaced after being delayed for several weeks. Nixon ultimately dismissed the document as irrelevant to his current agenda, effectively closing the matter.
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NARA Description
On November 16, 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 3:09 pm and 3:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 295-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 295-008
Date: November 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:09 pm and 3:16 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
John D. Ehrlichman and George P. Shultz
-The President's schedule
Rose Mary Woods
-MemorandumAlso recorded on November 16, 1971
- 014-138 3:00 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and F. Donald Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:00 pm to 3:09 pm.
- 295-007 3:00 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and F. Donald Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:00 pm to 3:09 pm.
- 014-139 3:09 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:16 pm.
- 295-009 3:09 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:16 pm.
- 295-010 3:09 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:16 pm.
- 295-011 3:09 PM · 10 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 3:09 pm and 3:16 pm.
- 014-140 3:16 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 3:16 pm to 3:27 pm.
- 295-012 3:16 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:16 pm to 3:27 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 295-008, November 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/295-008 (accessed October 1, 2026).