Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 375 › Conversation 375-004
Nixon & Haldeman on White House logistics and Executive office operations
Thursday, October 26, 1972 · 9:57 AM–10:01 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met briefly in the Old Executive Office Building to coordinate the President's immediate schedule. The conversation functioned primarily as a logistical check-in to confirm that the President was available to proceed with his next appointment. No substantive policy matters were addressed beyond this scheduling update.
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NARA Description
On October 26, 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 9:57 am and 10:01 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 375-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 375-4
Date: October 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:57 am and 10:01 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
Haldeman’s schedule
-Forthcoming meeting with the PresidentAlso recorded on October 26, 1972
- 807-008 9:54 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 9:57 am.
- 375-003 9:57 AM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:57 am and 10:01 am.
- 807-009 9:57 AM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 9:57 am on October 26, 1972 and 11:08 am on October 27, 1972.
- 032-044 10:01 AM · 25 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 11:04 am.
- 032-045 10:01 AM · 11 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 11:04 am.
- 032-046 10:01 AM · 12 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 11:04 am.
- 032-047 10:01 AM · 16 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Dwight L. Chapin talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 11:04 am.
- 032-048 10:01 AM · 20 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Dwight L. Chapin talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 11:04 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 375-004, October 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/375-004 (accessed October 9, 2026).