Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 346 › Conversation 346-027
Nixon & Haldeman on Document handling and White House procedures
Wednesday, June 28, 1972 · 3:54 PM–3:59 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met to discuss the specific handling and physical presentation of sensitive documents. Nixon issued explicit instructions to avoid sealing the materials, emphasizing that they should be hand-delivered. This exchange highlights the administration's cautious and unconventional approach to managing internal communications during this period.
- Document handling
- White House procedures
- Operational security
- H. R. Haldeman
- Richard Nixon
Audio
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Position in tape: 03:46:36 – 03:49:12
part B, 1:46:40
NARA Description
On June 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:54 pm to 3:59 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 346-027 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 346-27 Date: June 28, 1972 Time: 3:54-3:59 pm Location: Executive Office Building H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 26-50]
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Also recorded on June 28, 1972
- 346-020 3:35 PM · 1 min — 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 3:35 pm and 3:54 pm.
- 346-021 3:35 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 3:54 pm.
- 026-050 3:54 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:54 pm to 3:59 pm.
- 026-051 3:59 PM · 1 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 3:59 pm on June 28, 1972 and 11:07 am on June 30, 1972.
- 026-052 3:59 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 3:59 pm on June 28, 1972 and 11:07 am on June 30, 1972.
- 026-053 3:59 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 3:59 pm on June 28, 1972 and 11:07 am on June 30, 1972.
- 026-054 3:59 PM · 37 min — Unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 3:59 pm on June 28, 1972 and 11:07 am on June 30, 1972.
- 346-028 3:59 PM · 22 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 3:59 pm and 4:00 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 346-027, June 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/346-027 (accessed November 14, 2026).