Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 363 › Conversation 363-010
Nixon & Higby on H.R. Haldeman and Communication protocols
Tuesday, August 8, 1972 · 3:45 PM–4:08 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 19 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Lawrence M. Higby to discuss the scheduling of a telephone call with H.R. Haldeman. The discussion centered on logistics for the call and the necessary follow-up protocols. The President emphasized specific instructions regarding communication procedures following the conclusion of the conversation.
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NARA Description
On August 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Lawrence M. Higby met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 4:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 363-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 363-10
Date: August 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:45 pm and 4:08 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Lawrence M. Higby.
Request for a telephone call from [H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman]Also recorded on August 8, 1972
- 363-011 3:45 PM · 10 min — 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 3:45 pm and 4:08 pm.
- 363-012 3:45 PM · 8 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 3:45 pm and 4:08 pm.
- 029-053 4:08 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:08 pm.
- 363-013 4:08 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:08 pm.
- 029-054 4:10 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:10 pm.
- 363-014 4:10 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 4:10 pm.
- 029-055 4:11 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:11 pm.
- 029-056 4:11 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 4:47 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 363-010, August 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/363-010 (accessed October 1, 2026).