Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 333 › Conversation 333-023
Nixon & Haldeman on Public Relations and Political Strategy
Wednesday, April 26, 1972 · 4:34 PM–4:37 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman discuss the coordination of administration surrogates to manage public perception following the President's recent rhetoric. They address potential scheduling conflicts for key staff members while emphasizing the need for a unified message in response to ongoing political developments. The pair expresses concern over public reaction to the President's previous night's performance and strategizes on how to effectively deploy Henry Kissinger and other officials to reinforce the administration's stance.
- Public Relations
- Political Strategy
- Messaging
- Surrogates
- Henry Kissinger
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NARA Description
On April 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:34 pm to 4:37 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 333-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 333-23
Date: April 26, 1972
Time: 4:34 pm - 4:37 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 23-87]Also recorded on April 26, 1972
- 023-084 4:10 PM · 8 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:31 pm.
- 023-085 4:10 PM · 4 min — Henry A. Kissinger and Robert C. Byrd talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:31 pm.
- 023-086 4:10 PM · 1 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:31 pm.
- 333-022 4:31 PM · 48 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 4:31 pm and 4:34 pm.
- 023-087 4:34 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 4:34 pm to 4:37 pm.
- 333-024 4:37 PM · 1 min — 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 4:37 pm and 5:01 pm.
- 333-025 4:37 PM · 9 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 4:37 pm and 5:01 pm.
- 333-026 5:01 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:01 pm to 5:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 333-023, April 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/333-023 (accessed October 9, 2026).