Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 319 › Conversation 319-003

Nixon & Haldeman on Briefing materials and Speech preparation

Monday, February 7, 1972 · 2:04 PM–3:04 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 29 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation319-003 on Tape 319 (tape position 00:06:24–00:07:55)StartMonday, February 7, 1972 at 2:04 PMEndMonday, February 7, 1972 at 3:04 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 319-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met to review briefing materials in preparation for the President's scheduled appearance at the White House Conference on the Industrial World Ahead later that evening. The discussion focused on finalizing the details and logistics for the upcoming presentation. The President tasked Haldeman with confirming specific elements of the material to ensure the address was properly prepared.

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Yeah.
Oh, I see what you just read out.
All right, fine, fine.
Just check and let me know, will you?
Fine, fine.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On February 7, 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 2:04 pm and 3:04 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 319-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 319-3

Date: February 7, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:04 pm and 3:04 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

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

     Material for the President’s meeting that night
          -White House Conference on the Industrial World Ahead

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  • 666-011 2:04 PM · 53 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:04 pm and 11:59 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 319-003, February 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/319-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).