Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 381 › Conversation 381-016
Nixon & Haldeman
Monday, December 18, 1972 · 1:43 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman coordinate a brief meeting to take place immediately prior to the President's 2:00 pm appointment. The conversation serves primarily as a logistical check to confirm the availability of both participants before the scheduled engagement. No substantive policy matters or specific directives are addressed in this short exchange.
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NARA Description
On December 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:43 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 381-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
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Also recorded on December 18, 1972
- 034-127 1:15 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:15 pm to 1:16 pm.
- 034-128 1:17 PM · 1 min — Henry A. Kissinger and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 1:17 pm to 1:18 pm.
- 381-013 1:17 PM · 1 min — Henry A. Kissinger and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:17 pm to 1:18 pm.
- 034-129 1:18 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 381-014 1:18 PM · 28 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 1:18 pm and 1:20 pm.
- 381-015 1:20 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and David C. Hoopes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:20 pm to 1:40 pm.
- 381-017 1:43 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:43 pm to 2:05 pm.
- 381-018 2:06 PM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard G. Kleindienst, John D. Ehrlichman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:06 pm to 2:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 381-016, December 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/381-016 (accessed October 5, 2026).