Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 340 › Conversation 340-016
Nixon & Haldeman on White House Personnel and Staff Administration
Tuesday, June 6, 1972 · 10:15 AM–10:26 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met to discuss personnel availability and logistical coordination. The discussion focused on establishing the immediate schedule and accessibility of staff members within the Executive Office Building. No further substantive policy issues were recorded due to the fragmentary nature of the audio.
- H. R. Haldeman
- White House Personnel
- Scheduling
- Staff Administration
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 6, 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 10:15 am and 10:26 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 340-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 340-16
Date: June 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:15 am and 10:26 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person [H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman?]. The discontinuities
in this conversation appear in the original recording.
Availability of unknown person [Haldeman?]Also recorded on June 6, 1972
- 025-008 9:21 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:21 am and 9:58 am.
- 340-008 9:21 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:21 am and 9:58 am.
- 025-009 9:58 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John Cardinal Krol, and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:15 am.
- 340-015 9:58 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John Cardinal Krol met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:58 am to 10:15 am.
- 340-017 10:15 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:26 am.
- 025-010 10:26 AM · 17 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:26 am and 12:23 pm.
- 025-011 10:26 AM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:26 am and 12:23 pm.
- 340-018 10:26 AM · 1 hr 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), White House operator, John D. Ehrlichman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:26 am to 12:23 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 340-016, June 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/340-016 (accessed October 9, 2026).