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.
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 AidConversation 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 HaldemanNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.