Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 307 › Conversation 307-017
Nixon & Haldeman on Staff Management and United Nations
Wednesday, December 8, 1971 · 2:22 PM–3:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman discuss administrative scheduling and coordination regarding key staff members and political figures, including John Ehrlichman, George Shultz, and Charles Colson. The discussion focuses on managing upcoming meetings and addressing recent developments concerning United Nations activities involving George H.W. Bush. Additionally, the President reviews logistical matters, including a potential conversation with John W. McCormack, to streamline executive operations.
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NARA Description
On December 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:22 pm and 3:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 307-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 307-017
Date: December 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:22 pm and 3:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
The President's schedule
- John D. Ehrlichman and George P. Shultz meeting
-Time
United Nations [UN]
-Vote
-George H.W. Bush
John W. McCormack
-Talk with the President
Ehrlichman
-Labor
Charles W. Colson
The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 2:22 pm and
3:30 pm.
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
[Conversation No. 307-17A]
[See Conversation No. 16-51]Also recorded on December 8, 1971
- 016-050 2:15 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. McCormack talked on the telephone from 2:15 pm to 2:22 pm.
- 307-012 2:15 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. McCormack met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:15 pm to 2:22 pm.
- 016-051 2:22 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:22 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 016-052 2:22 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:22 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 307-013 2:22 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:22 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 307-014 2:22 PM · 3 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 2:22 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 307-015 2:22 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:22 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 307-016 2:22 PM · 37 sec — 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 2:22 pm and 3:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 307-017, 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/307-017 (accessed October 12, 2026).