Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 313 › Conversation 313-018
Nixon & Haldeman on Presidential administration and Internal communications
Monday, January 10, 1972 · 3:25 PM–3:31 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman engaged in a brief discussion regarding an unspecified vision or policy objective. The conversation lacks sufficient context to determine a specific administrative direction, as the brief exchange was largely categorized as unintelligible. No formal decisions or concrete action items were established during this short interaction.
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NARA Description
On January 10, 1972, 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 3:25 pm and 3:31 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 313-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 313-18
Date: January 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:25 pm and 3:31 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person [H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman?]
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 09/18/2019.]
[Unintelligible]
[313-018-w001]
[Duration: 6s]
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**********************************************************************Also recorded on January 10, 1972
- 313-017 3:15 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:15 pm to 3:25 pm.
- 018-039 3:25 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:31 pm.
- 313-019 3:25 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 3:25 pm and 3:31 pm.
- 313-020 3:25 PM · 7 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 3:25 pm and 3:31 pm.
- 018-040 3:31 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 3:42 pm.
- 313-021 3:31 PM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William F. ("Billy") Graham, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Melvin R. Laird met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 5:11 pm.
- 018-041 3:34 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:34 pm and 3:42 pm.
- 018-042 3:34 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:34 pm and 3:42 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 313-018, January 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/313-018 (accessed September 29, 2026).