Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 307 › Conversation 307-001

Nixon & Haldeman on White House administration and Presidential staff

Wednesday, December 8, 1971 · 12:34 PM–2:15 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation307-001 onTape 307 (tape position 00:00:45–00:01:23)StartWednesday, December 8, 1971 at 12:34 PMEndWednesday, December 8, 1971 at 2:15 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 307-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman convened in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss internal White House matters. Due to the unintelligible nature of the audio recording, no specific policy decisions or substantive topics could be identified from the transcript. The brief interaction concluded with Haldeman departing before 2:15 pm.

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Come on.

NARA Description

On December 8, 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 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 307-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 307-1

Date: December 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman [?].

     [Unintelligible]

Haldeman [?] left at an unknown time before 2:15 pm.

Also recorded on December 8, 1971

  • 307-002 12:34 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 307-003 12:34 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 307-004 12:34 PM · 1 min — 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 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 307-005 12:34 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 307-006 12:34 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 307-007 12:34 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 307-008 12:34 PM · 37 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 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 307-009 12:34 PM · 11 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 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 307-001, December 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/307-001 (accessed September 18, 2026).