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Nixon & Haldeman on Staff coordination

Monday, January 17, 1972 · 3:58 PM–3:59 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation315-023 on Tape 315 (tape position 01:46:32–01:47:06)StartMonday, January 17, 1972 at 3:58 PMEndMonday, January 17, 1972 at 3:59 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 315-023 ↗

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman held a brief, one-minute meeting in the Old Executive Office Building to coordinate the President's schedule. The conversation consisted of a cursory exchange regarding the President's availability for a follow-up discussion. No substantial policy decisions or significant developments were recorded during this brief encounter.

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1:46:43Ja.
1:46:43Hello.
1:46:45Ja.
1:46:45Do you want to come onward?

On January 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:58 pm to 3:59 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 315-023 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 315-23

Date: January 19, 1972
Time: 3:58 pm - 3:59 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 19-13]
  • 018-092 3:10 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:16 pm.
  • 018-093 3:16 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 3:16 pm to 3:34 pm.
  • 315-008 3:16 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:16 pm to 3:34 pm.
  • 315-020 3:43 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:43 pm to 3:44 pm.
  • 315-021 3:44 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Roger Staubach met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:44 pm and 3:58 pm.
  • 315-022 3:44 PM · 56 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 3:44 pm and 3:58 pm.
  • 649-001 3:46 PM · 2 hr 49 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:46 pm and 6:38 pm.
  • 315-024 4:00 PM · 1 hr 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, John B. Connally, Marjorie P. Acker, unknown person(s), Raymond K. Price, Jr., Rose Mary Woods, and Walter R. Tkach met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:00 pm to 5:25 pm.

Conversation 315-023, January 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/315-023 (accessed September 29, 2026).