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Nixon & Haldeman on Presidential speeches and Political messaging

Thursday, March 16, 1972 · 9:14 PM–9:17 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation323-025 on Tape 323 (tape position 02:00:42–02:03:33)StartThursday, March 16, 1972 at 9:14 PMEndThursday, March 16, 1972 at 9:17 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 323-025 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met to review the tone and content of an upcoming presidential speech. The pair expressed satisfaction with the draft, noting that it successfully emphasizes positive themes while avoiding petty or divisive rhetoric. They reached a consensus that the speech is clear and effectively framed to serve the administration's messaging goals.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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2:00:59You're right.
2:00:59It's right.
2:01:00It's right.
2:01:30This speech is very clear, and it emphasizes the more positive aspects,
2:01:58Rather than the damn dick-picking.
2:02:05Yeah.
2:02:07Yeah.
2:02:11Yeah.
2:02:11Yeah.
2:02:12Yeah.
2:02:12Yeah.

NARA Description

On March 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:14 pm to 9:17 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 323-025 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 323-25

Date: March 16, 1972
Time: 9:14 pm - 9:17 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

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

[See Conversation No. 21-88]

Also recorded on March 17, 1972

  • 021-087 8:47 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:47 pm and 9:14 pm.
  • 021-088 9:14 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:14 pm to 9:17 pm.
  • 021-089 9:17 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:17 pm and 10:27 pm.
  • 323-026 9:17 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:17 pm and 9:40 pm.
  • 323-027 9:17 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:17 pm and 9:40 pm.
  • 323-028 9:17 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:17 pm and 9:40 pm.
  • 687-001 9:42 PM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Mark I. Goode, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:42 pm and 10:20 pm.
  • 021-090 10:27 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 10:27 pm to 10:29 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 323-025, March 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/323-025 (accessed October 3, 2026).