Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 359 › Conversation 359-012
Nixon & Haldeman on White House Administration and Executive Office Building
Thursday, September 14, 1972 · 2:39 PM–2:44 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met briefly in the Old Executive Office Building to conduct private business. Given the absence of a transcript and the presence of a withdrawn segment, the discussion likely focused on sensitive administrative or political matters. No substantive policy developments were recorded during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On September 14, 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 2:39 pm and 2:44 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 359-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 359-12 Date: September 14, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:39 pm and 2:44 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with an unknown person [H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman?]. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 43s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
Also recorded on September 14, 1972
- 359-010 1:42 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 1:42 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 776-018 1:43 PM · 24 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 3:41 pm.
- 359-011 2:39 PM · 10 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 2:39 pm and 2:44 pm.
- 359-013 2:44 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Wayne N. Aspinall met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:44 pm to 2:45 pm.
- 359-014 2:45 PM · 9 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 2:45 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 359-015 2:50 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:50 pm to 3:41 pm.
- 777-001 3:41 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:41 pm and 3:49 pm.
- 777-002 3:49 PM · 2 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Stephen B. Bull, George P. Shultz, Arthur F. Burns, John B. Connally, Herbert Stein, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:49 pm to 5:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 359-012, September 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/359-012 (accessed September 18, 2026).