Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 325 › Conversation 325-008

Nixon, Haldeman & Ehrlichman on White House Administration

Thursday, March 23, 1972 · 9:31 AM–10:19 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Ehrlichman, John D.Conversation325-008 on Tape 325 (tape position 00:55:01–00:55:26)StartThursday, March 23, 1972 at 9:31 AMEndThursday, March 23, 1972 at 10:19 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 325-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman in the Executive Office Building to review the presidential schedule. The discussion focused on coordinating upcoming appointments and logistical planning for the President's administrative agenda. No specific policy decisions were finalized, as the dialogue remained centered on managing the President's time and meeting requests.

Audio

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NARA Description

On March 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:31 am and 10:19 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 325-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 325-8

Date: March 23, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:31 am and 10:19 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman or John D. Ehrlichman.

     Schedule
          -Request to come to the Executive Office Building [EOB] office
               -Discussion

Also recorded on March 23, 1972

325-006 9:31 AM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:31 am and 10:19 am.
325-007 9:31 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:31 am and 10:19 am.
325-009 9:31 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:31 am and 10:19 am.
325-010 10:19 AM · 2 hr 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), Rose Mary Woods, White House operator, William L. Safire, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:19 am to 12:45 pm.
022-002 10:20 AM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and William L. Safire talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 1:31 pm.
022-003 10:20 AM · 52 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and William L. Safire talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 1:31 pm.
325-011 12:45 PM · 18 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 12:45 pm and 1:00 pm.
325-012 12:45 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 1:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 325-008, March 23, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/325-008 (accessed October 3, 2026).