Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 315 › Conversation 315-023
Nixon & Haldeman
Monday, January 17, 1972 · 3:58 PM–3:59 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 37 sec
AI Summary
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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Position in tape: 01:46:32 – 01:47:06
part A, 1:46:30
NARA Description
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.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
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]
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Also recorded on January 17, 1972
- 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 · 17 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 · 1 min — 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 · 59 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.
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Cite this conversation
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 November 13, 2026).