Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 373 › Conversation 373-004
Nixon & Haldeman on White House Administration and Presidential Coordination
Tuesday, October 24, 1972 · 1:34 PM–1:58 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman convened in the Old Executive Office Building to conduct official administrative business. While the initial portion of their meeting was withdrawn for personal privacy, the session primarily served to facilitate high-level internal coordination between the President and his Chief of Staff. No further details regarding specific policy outcomes or actionable directives are available due to the lack of a transcript.
- H.R. Haldeman
- White House Administration
- Presidential Coordination
- Executive Office Building
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On October 24, 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 1:34 pm and 1:58 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 373-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 373-4 Date: October 24, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:34 pm and 1:58 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 1m 27s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
Also recorded on October 24, 1972
- 032-016 1:34 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:34 pm.
- 032-017 1:34 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:34 pm and 1:58 pm.
- 373-002 1:34 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:34 pm.
- 373-003 1:34 PM · 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 1:34 pm and 1:58 pm.
- 373-005 1:34 PM · 14 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 1:34 pm and 1:58 pm.
- 032-018 1:58 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:58 pm and 3:50 pm.
- 032-019 1:58 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:58 pm and 3:50 pm.
- 032-020 1:58 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:58 pm and 3:50 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 373-004, October 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/373-004 (accessed October 9, 2026).