Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 322 › Conversation 322-013
Nixon & Kissinger on White House scheduling and H. R. Haldeman
Tuesday, February 29, 1972 · 3:18 PM–3:23 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 50 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Henry Kissinger met briefly to coordinate administrative logistics and scheduling for upcoming White House events. The conversation focused on managing the attendance of key staff members, including H. R. Haldeman, Ronald Ziegler, and Alexander Haig, at a forthcoming dinner. Additionally, the President offered casual remarks regarding Kissinger’s personal grooming and evening plans, underscoring the informal nature of the scheduling coordination.
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NARA Description
On February 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:18 pm and 3:23 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 322-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 322-13
Date: February 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:18 pm and 3:23 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.
The President’s schedule
-Meeting
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Kissinger’s schedule
-Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-Kissinger’s schedule
-Forthcoming dinner at the White House
-Hair cut
-Plans for the eveningAlso recorded on February 29, 1972
- 020-119 2:53 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.
- 020-120 2:56 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:56 pm to 3:16 pm.
- 322-010 2:56 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:56 pm to 3:16 pm.
- 020-121 3:17 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:17 pm to 3:19 pm.
- 322-011 3:17 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:17 pm.
- 322-012 3:17 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:17 pm to 3:18 pm.
- 020-122 3:18 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:18 pm and 8:40 pm.
- 322-014 3:23 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Henry A. Kissinger, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:23 pm to 4:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 322-013, February 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/322-013 (accessed October 2, 2026).