Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 374 › Conversation 374-017
Nixon & Haldeman on White House logistics and 1972 campaign
Friday, October 27, 1972 · 1:34 PM–2:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with H.R. Haldeman in the Old Executive Office Building to review the President's upcoming daily schedule and agenda. The discussion focused on coordinating upcoming engagements and managing time commitments during the final weeks of the 1972 campaign season. No specific policy decisions were finalized during this logistical review session.
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NARA Description
On October 27, 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 2:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 374-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 374-17
Date: October 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:34 pm and 2:40 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with H.R. (Bob”) Haldeman.
Schedule
Haldeman left at an unknown time before 2:40 pm.Also recorded on October 27, 1972
- 032-074 12:59 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 1:01 pm.
- 808-008 12:59 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gilroy Roberts, Clement C. Conger, unknown person(s), White House operator, Alexander P. Butterfield, Earl L. Butz, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:59 pm to 1:29 pm.
- 032-075 1:01 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Earl L. Butz talked on the telephone from 1:01 pm to 1:04 pm.
- 374-018 1:34 PM · 13 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 2:40 pm.
- 808-009 1:34 PM · 2 min — Michael J. Farrell and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:34 pm and 2:54 pm.
- 374-019 2:30 PM · 9 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 2:30 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 374-020 2:40 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:40 pm to 2:50 pm.
- 808-010 2:54 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Robert J. Dole, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:54 pm to 3:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 374-017, October 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/374-017 (accessed October 9, 2026).