Nixon White House TapesTape 369 › Conversation 369-006

Nixon alone in his EOB office on Presidential Records and Memorandum

Wednesday, October 18, 1972 · 7:55 AM–8:20 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation369-006 onTape 369StartWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 7:55 AMEndWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 8:20 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 369-006 ↗

President Nixon utilized this session to dictate a memorandum for his personal files regarding ongoing administrative or political matters. The meeting served as a continuation of previous discussions, functioning as a record-keeping exercise to document his thoughts or directives. The content remains restricted due to the withdrawal of the primary segment of the recording.

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On October 18, 1972, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 369-006 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 369-6

Date: October 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:55 am and 8:20 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President dictated a memorandum for the file.

[This is a continuation of Conversation No. 369-4]

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 3m 52s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

                                       (rev. Nov-03)

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[This conversation continues as Conversation No. 369-21]
  • 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.
  • 369-005 7:53 AM · 1 min — 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.
  • 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.

Conversation 369-006, 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/369-006 (accessed September 18, 2026).