Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 306 › Conversation 306-009
Nixon & Haldeman on Congressional relations and Legislative agenda
Monday, November 29, 1971 · 3:11 PM–3:53 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met to review and refine the President's upcoming schedule for late 1971 through early 1972. They discussed the necessity of coordinating the President's availability with the legislative calendar to ensure effective engagement with Congress. Ultimately, they reached a consensus to prioritize the congressional schedule, committing the President to remain in Washington until legislative business reached a critical stage.
- Presidential schedule
- Congressional relations
- Legislative agenda
- H. R. Haldeman
- White House planning
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NARA Description
On November 29, 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 3:11 pm and 3:53 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 306-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 306-9
Date: November 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:11 pm and 3:53 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
The President's schedule
-December 1971
-January-May 1972
-Congress
-ScheduleAlso recorded on November 29, 1971
- 015-156 1:46 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 306-004 1:46 PM · 1 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 306-005 1:46 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 015-157 3:08 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 3:08 pm to 3:11 pm.
- 306-008 3:08 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:08 pm to 3:11 pm.
- 306-010 3:11 PM · 2 hr 16 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 3:11 pm and 5:39 pm.
- 015-158 3:53 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at 3:53 pm.
- 015-159 4:00 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 4:52 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 306-009, November 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/306-009 (accessed October 9, 2026).