Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 335 › Conversation 335-025
Nixon & Haldeman on Administration management
Wednesday, May 3, 1972 · 5:10 PM–5:11 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
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.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
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 Aid
Conversation No. 335-25
Date: May 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:10 and 5:11 pm.
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
Meeting with the PresidentAlso recorded on May 3, 1972
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- 335-022 3:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Warren E. Burger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 3:53 pm.
- 023-144 3:53 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:53 pm and 3:56 pm.
- 335-023 3:53 PM · 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:53 pm and 4:34 pm.
- 023-145 3:56 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:56 pm.
- 335-024 4:55 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:55 pm to 5:10 pm.
- 335-026 5:10 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 5:10 pm and 5:11 pm.
- 335-027 5:11 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:11 pm to 5:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 335-025, May 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/335-025 (accessed October 10, 2026).