Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 369 › Conversation 369-005

Nixon & Haldeman on City Council and White House Staff

Wednesday, October 18, 1972 · 7:53 AM–7:55 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation369-005 onTape 369StartWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 7:53 AMEndWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 7:55 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 369-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met briefly to coordinate their upcoming schedule and finalize pending staff work. They specifically discussed the need to review and edit materials regarding city council representation, with Nixon requesting a visual map to better understand the territorial breakdown. The pair agreed to reconvene shortly thereafter to settle these administrative priorities.

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Hello.
Before you get too tied up in the staff work and so forth, I think we ought to talk a little bit more about that scheduling thing.
Okay, it's got to be done by the end of the day.
Okay, well, the other thing, when you do, you do come over and we're going to edit that bit down.
Bring me a map that I can see and understand what it means about the city council.
Or at least six of them, not the roads.
Okay.
Bye.
Bye.
Unless you're in a meeting.
If you're in a meeting, you might have to wait.
Can I see you at a clock and make it a little shorter?
Okay.
Bye.
And 8.15, 8.30 is fine.
I'm good.
Over.

NARA Description

On October 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:53 am to 7:55 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 369-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 369-5

Date: October 18, 1972
Time: 7:53 am - 7:55 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with H.R. ("Bob") Haldeman.

[See Conversation No. 31-114]

Also recorded on October 18, 1972

  • 031-113 7:41 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:41 am.
  • 369-003 7:41 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 7:41 am.
  • 369-004 7:41 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:41 am and 7:53 am.
  • 031-114 7:53 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:53 am to 7:55 am.
  • 369-006 7:55 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:55 am and 8:20 am.
  • 369-007 7:55 AM · 13 sec — 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 7:55 am and 8:20 am.
  • 369-008 7:55 AM · 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 7:55 am and 8:20 am.
  • 369-009 8:20 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:20 am to 9:50 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 369-005, October 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/369-005 (accessed September 18, 2026).