Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 320 › Conversation 320-021
Nixon & Haldeman on Robert McNamara and John Connally
Tuesday, February 8, 1972 · 2:51 PM–2:54 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman coordinate the scheduling of an upcoming meeting involving Robert McNamara and John Connally. Nixon instructs Haldeman to have Stephen Bull facilitate the guests' visit to his office, specifically noting his desire for McNamara to see the room. Additionally, the President briefly addresses the need to contact Senator Hugh Scott regarding the administration's support from congressional "hawks."
- Robert McNamara
- John Connally
- Presidential scheduling
- Hugh Scott
- H. R. Haldeman
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NARA Description
On February 8, 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 2:51 pm and 2:54 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 320-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 320-21
Date: February 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:51 pm and 2:54 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
President’s schedule
-Stephen B. Bull
-Robert S. McNamara and John B. Connally
-Upcoming meeting
-Robert H. Finch
-McNamara
-Hugh Scott
-The President’s “Hawks”Also recorded on February 8, 1972
- 020-063 2:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hugh Scott talked on the telephone from 2:49 pm to 2:51 pm.
- 320-019 2:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hugh Scott met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:49 pm to 2:51 pm.
- 020-064 2:51 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 2:54 pm.
- 020-065 2:51 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 2:54 pm.
- 320-020 2:51 PM · 12 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 2:51 pm and 2:54 pm.
- 320-022 2:51 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 2:54 pm.
- 320-023 2:51 PM · 17 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 2:51 pm and 2:54 pm.
- 020-066 2:54 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Earl B. Ruth talked on the telephone from 2:54 pm to 2:56 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 320-021, February 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/320-021 (accessed October 2, 2026).