Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 344 › Conversation 344-005

Nixon & Haldeman on White House administration

Tuesday, June 20, 1972 · 4:14 PM–4:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation344-005 on Tape 344 (tape position 00:08:56–00:10:44)StartTuesday, June 20, 1972 at 4:14 PMEndTuesday, June 20, 1972 at 4:35 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 344-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met briefly to coordinate their schedules and manage the President's availability. The discussion focused on directing staff to wait in an adjacent area until the President was prepared to receive them. The exchange primarily served to facilitate administrative logistics and movement within the Old Executive Office Building.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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8:59Oh, no, no.
8:59Why don't you wait over there?
9:02Yeah.
9:03Oh, how great.
9:03Wait until you can drop over here.

NARA Description

On June 20, 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 4:14 pm and 4:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 344-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 344-5

Date: June 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:14 and 4:35 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with H. R. Haldeman.

     Meeting with the President

Also recorded on June 20, 1972

  • 025-086 3:30 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:30 pm and 3:33 pm.
  • 025-088 3:33 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:33 pm and 4:09 pm.
  • 344-001 3:33 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:33 pm and 4:09 pm.
  • 344-002 3:33 PM · 13 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 3:33 pm and 4:09 pm.
  • 025-089 4:09 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 4:09 pm to 4:16 pm.
  • 344-003 4:09 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:09 pm to 4:14 pm.
  • 344-004 4:14 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:14 pm and 4:35 pm.
  • 344-006 4:35 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:35 pm to 5:25 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 344-005, June 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/344-005 (accessed September 30, 2026).