President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman held a brief, unscheduled meeting in the Old Executive Office Building to consult on administrative or political matters. Given the extremely limited duration of the recording, no substantive policy decisions or specific topics were captured on the tape. The interaction appears to have been a routine or urgent check-in between the President and his Chief of Staff.
On May 3, 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 5:10 pm and 5:11 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 335-025 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 335-25
Date: May 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:10 and 5:11 pm.
Location: Executive Office Building
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The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
Meeting with the PresidentNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.