Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 378 › Conversation 378-013

Nixon & Haldeman on 1972 Presidential Campaign and White House Administration

Tuesday, October 31, 1972 · 1:16 PM–2:38 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation378-013 on Tape 378StartTuesday, October 31, 1972 at 1:16 PMEndTuesday, October 31, 1972 at 2:38 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 378-013 ↗

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss internal administrative matters and strategy during the final week of the 1972 presidential campaign. The majority of the conversation consists of a personal, non-recordable segment that was subsequently withdrawn from the public archive. No transcript is available to verify the specific subjects addressed during the remainder of the interaction.

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On October 31, 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 1:16 pm and 2:38 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 378-013 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 378-13

Date: October 31, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:16 pm and 2:38 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

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  • 378-009 1:05 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:13 pm.
  • 032-096 1:13 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 1:13 pm to 1:14 pm.
  • 378-011 1:13 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:13 pm to 1:14 pm.
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  • 378-012 1:15 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:15 pm to 1:16 pm.

Conversation 378-013, October 31, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/378-013 (accessed October 5, 2026).