Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 361 › Conversation 361-012

Nixon & Haldeman on White House administration and 1972 presidential campaign

Tuesday, August 22, 1972 · 10:20 AM–10:25 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation361-012 on Tape 361StartTuesday, August 22, 1972 at 10:20 AMEndTuesday, August 22, 1972 at 10:25 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 361-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman convened in the Old Executive Office Building to conduct a brief administrative consultation. The discussion focused on internal White House management and the coordination of presidential priorities during the ongoing 1972 campaign season. No specific policy decisions were recorded during this brief five-minute interaction.

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NARA Description

On August 22, 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 10:20 am and 10:25 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 361-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 361-12

Date: August 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:20 am and 10:25 am
Location: Executive Office Building

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

             Meeting with Haldeman

Also recorded on August 22, 1972

  • 361-007 10:06 AM · 9 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 10:06 am and 10:14 am.
  • 361-009 10:14 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Anne L. Armstrong met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:14 am to 10:15 am.
  • 361-010 10:15 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:15 am to 10:18 am.
  • 361-011 10:18 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:18 am to 10:20 am.
  • 361-013 10:20 AM · 14 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 10:20 am and 10:25 am.
  • 361-014 10:20 AM · 13 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 10:20 am and 10:25 am.
  • 361-015 10:20 AM · 8 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 10:20 am and 10:25 am.
  • 361-016 10:25 AM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Barry M. Goldwater, Pamela Powell, unknown person(s), and John J. Rhodes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:25 am to 11:35 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 361-012, August 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/361-012 (accessed October 1, 2026).