Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 306 › Conversation 306-012
Nixon & Haldeman on Presidential management and Executive coordination
Monday, November 29, 1971 · 5:39 PM–5:43 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon summoned H.R. Haldeman to the Old Executive Office Building for a brief, private meeting. The discussion focused on immediate administrative concerns and strategic coordination between the President and his Chief of Staff. As the meeting lasted only four minutes, it served primarily as a swift consultation to address high-level operational directives.
- H.R. Haldeman
- White House operations
- Presidential management
- Executive coordination
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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 5:39 pm and 5:43 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 306-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 306-12
Date: November 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:39 pm and 5:43 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
Request that Haldeman join himAlso recorded on November 29, 1971
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- 306-011 5:39 PM · 8 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 5:39 pm and 5:43 pm.
- 306-013 5:39 PM · 9 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 5:39 pm and 5:43 pm.
- 306-014 5:39 PM · 24 min — 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 5:39 pm and 6:14 pm.
- 015-167 5:43 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 5:43 pm to 5:44 pm.
- 015-168 5:45 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:45 pm.
- 015-169 5:45 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 5:47 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 306-012, 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/306-012 (accessed October 9, 2026).