Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 318 › Conversation 318-029
Nixon & Woods on H.R. Haldeman and 1972 Presidential Election
Wednesday, February 2, 1972 · 3:06 PM–3:17 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to discuss political strategy and administrative tasks regarding upcoming campaign materials. The conversation focused on a memorandum intended for H.R. Haldeman concerning public statements by Democratic rivals Edmund Muskie, John Lindsay, and George McGovern. Specifically, they addressed the implications of recent primary and caucus results in Iowa and Arizona to shape the administration's political narrative.
- H.R. Haldeman
- 1972 Presidential Election
- Democratic Primaries
- Political Strategy
- Rose Mary Woods
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
This transcript is incomplete. The transcription skipped stretches of speech — roughly 1 minute of this recording (about 92% of it) is represented by only a few words. Listen to the audio rather than relying on the text below; a corrected transcript is queued.
This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.
Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data
Each line starts with a timestamp button; press it to play the audio from that point.
NARA Description
On February 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 318-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 318-29
Date: February 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.
Dictabelt
-Transcription
-Memorandum to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Patrick J. Buchanan
-Edmund S. Muskie's statement
-John V. Lindsay and George S. McGovern's success in Arizona primary
and Iowa caucusesAlso recorded on February 2, 1972
- 020-030 3:03 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:03 pm to 3:06 pm.
- 318-025 3:03 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:03 pm to 3:06 pm.
- 020-031 3:06 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm.
- 318-026 3:06 PM · 9 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 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm.
- 318-027 3:06 PM · 4 min — 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 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm.
- 318-028 3:06 PM · 7 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 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm.
- 318-030 3:06 PM · 6 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 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm.
- 318-031 3:06 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Hobart D. Lewis met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 318-029, February 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/318-029 (accessed October 12, 2026).