Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 322 › Conversation 322-044

Nixon alone in his EOB office on White House administration

Thursday, March 9, 1972 · 2:40 PM–4:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation322-044 on Tape 322 (tape position 02:19:52–02:27:35)StartThursday, March 9, 1972 at 2:40 PMEndThursday, March 9, 1972 at 4:30 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 322-044 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon dictated a memorandum for the file regarding various administrative and political matters involving his senior staff. The discussion touched upon the upcoming press conference, strategies for managing staff members like H.R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, and political concerns including the 1972 election cycle. Nixon also addressed potential public relations issues and internal coordination regarding cabinet members and political rivals.

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We ran up to the private file number to be transcribed on March 9th.

And the press conference was in April of 2020.

All came over and gave us a stretch on the business.

And we did not go on the press conference.

We did not go on the press conference.

I had a long following in the military about three years ago.

I'm in 100 degrees.

I don't know what you're talking about.

The question that I was going to ask you is, what are you going to do about it?

Do you know what I mean?

... ... ... ... ...

When I was young, I was raised in a family home.

My brother-in-law said I was a good boy.

And I said, I was a good boy.

I said I had a good life.

Yeah.

... ... ... ...

And now I'm going to do it again.

No.

All right.

NARA Description

On March 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:40 pm and 4:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 322-044 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 322-44

Date: March 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:40 pm and 4:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President dictated a memorandum for the file.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/10/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[322-044-w001]
[Duration: 6m 7s]

       Press conference, March 9, 1972
               -Meeting with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

       Vietnam

       Florida trip [?]
               -John B. Connally

       Nelson A. Rockefeller

       John D. Ehrlichman

              -Statements

      Ronald L. Ziegler

      Staff members

      H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

      Production
             -Richard (“Red”) Skelton

      Edmund S. Muskie [?]
           -Polls [?]

      Lunch

      Election
             -House
             -Senate

      John B. Connally
             -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

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322-039 2:40 PM · 6 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 2:40 pm and 4:30 pm.
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322-041 2:40 PM · 8 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 2:40 pm and 4:30 pm.
322-042 2:40 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rosemary Manarin met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:40 pm and 4:30 pm.
322-043 2:40 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:40 pm and 4:30 pm.
322-045 2:40 PM · 11 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 2:40 pm and 4:30 pm.
322-046 2:40 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 2:40 pm and 4:30 pm.
322-047 2:40 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:40 pm and 4:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 322-044, March 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/322-044 (accessed October 3, 2026).