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Nixon & Haldeman on White House administration and Executive branch management

Thursday, June 29, 1972 · 2:35 PM–2:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation345-009 on Tape 345 (tape position 00:14:48–00:14:58)StartThursday, June 29, 1972 at 2:35 PMEndThursday, June 29, 1972 at 2:40 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 345-009 ↗

President Richard Nixon met with Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss current administrative priorities and management of White House staff operations. While specific details remain undocumented due to the lack of a transcript, these brief consultations typically centered on addressing urgent political challenges or internal personnel matters. The meeting served as a routine touchpoint between the President and his primary aide to ensure alignment on ongoing executive objectives.

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On June 29, 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 2:35 pm and 2:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 345-009 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 345-9

Date: June 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:35 and 2:40 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

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  • 135-010 1:43 PM · 33 sec — unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 135-011 1:43 PM · 41 sec — unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 135-012 1:43 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) and Frank A. Sisco talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 135-013 1:43 PM · 46 sec — unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 345-007 2:35 PM · 31 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 2:35 pm and 2:40 pm.
  • 345-008 2:35 PM · 18 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 2:35 pm and 2:40 pm.
  • 345-010 2:40 PM · 1 hr 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:40 pm to 3:50 pm.

Conversation 345-009, June 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/345-009 (accessed September 30, 2026).