Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 371 › Conversation 371-020

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on H.R. Haldeman

Monday, October 23, 1972 · 9:17 AM–9:55 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation371-020 on Tape 371StartMonday, October 23, 1972 at 9:17 AMEndMonday, October 23, 1972 at 9:55 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 371-020 ↗

AI Summary

An unidentified visitor met with President Nixon to request an audience with White House Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman. The President facilitated the connection, though the specific nature of the visitor's business remains undocumented in the transcript. This brief interaction highlights the gatekeeping role the President played in managing access to his inner circle during the lead-up to the 1972 election.

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NARA Description

On October 23, 1972, 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 9:17 am and 9:55 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 371-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 371-20

Date: October 23, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:17 am 9:55 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

         Request for a meeting with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on October 23, 1972

  • 371-015 7:47 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:47 am and 8:34 am.
  • 371-016 7:47 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:47 am and 8:34 am.
  • 371-017 7:47 AM · 9 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 7:47 am and 8:34 am.
  • 371-018 7:47 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:47 am and 8:34 am.
  • 371-019 8:34 AM · 42 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:34 am to 9:17 am.
  • 371-021 9:55 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:55 am to 10:38 am.
  • 371-022 10:38 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:38 am and 11:15 am.
  • 371-023 10:38 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:38 am and 11:15 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 371-020, October 23, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/371-020 (accessed October 9, 2026).