Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 324 › Conversation 324-036
Nixon & Haldeman on White House staffing and Black candidates
Wednesday, March 22, 1972 · 3:29 PM–4:01 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 14 sec
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President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman discuss the strategic recruitment of Black candidates for White House staff positions. The President expresses a preference for diversifying the administration's personnel to include Black representatives alongside other existing priorities. This dialogue reflects the administration's focus on political optics and staffing maneuvers during the 1972 election cycle.
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NARA Description
On March 22, 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 3:29 pm and 4:01 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 324-036 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 324-36
Date: March 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:29 pm and 4:01 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person [H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman?].
White House position
-Candidate
-BlackAlso recorded on March 22, 1972
- 324-031 3:15 PM · 1 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 3:15 pm and 3:24 pm.
- 324-032 3:15 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 3:15 pm and 3:24 pm.
- 324-033 3:15 PM · 2 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 3:15 pm and 3:24 pm.
- 021-133 3:24 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 3:24 pm to 3:29 pm.
- 324-034 3:24 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:24 pm to 3:29 pm.
- 324-035 3:29 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:29 pm and 4:01 pm.
- 022-001 4:01 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 4:01 pm to 4:03 pm.
- 324-037 4:01 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:01 pm to 4:03 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 324-036, March 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/324-036 (accessed October 25, 2026).