Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 298 › Conversation 298-004
Nixon & Haldeman on Press conference and Media strategy
Thursday, November 11, 1971 · 11:24 AM–11:29 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 14 sec
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On November 11, 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 11:24 am and 11:29 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 298-004 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 298-4
Date: November 11, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:24 am and 11:29 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
The President's forthcoming press conference
-Meeting with Haldeman
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Also recorded on November 11, 1971
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- 298-002 11:24 AM · 9 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 11:24 am and 11:29 am.
- 298-003 11:24 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:29 am.
- 298-005 11:29 AM · 1 hr 42 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), White House operator, and Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:29 am to 1:16 pm.
- 014-035 11:31 AM · 8 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:31 am and 12:50 pm.
- 014-036 11:31 AM · 1 min — Henry A. Kissinger and Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:31 am and 12:50 pm.
- 014-037 11:31 AM · 30 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:31 am and 12:50 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 298-004, November 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417185179). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/298-004 (accessed November 15, 2026).