Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 383 › Conversation 383-002
Nixon & Haldeman on John A. Scali and United Nations
Thursday, December 14, 1972 · 3:24 PM–3:25 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met briefly to coordinate administrative logistics and executive appointments. The discussion centered on the timing of the announcement regarding John A. Scali’s nomination as Ambassador to the United Nations. Additionally, the participants reviewed the President’s schedule, including a planned telephone call to Arthur Krock.
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NARA Description
On December 14, 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 3:24 pm and 3:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 383-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 383-2
Date: December 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:24 pm and 3:25 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
The President’s schedule
-Telephone call to Arthur Krock
-John A. Scali
-Ambassadorship to United Nations [UN]
-Announcement
-Timing
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Haldeman’s schedule
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on December 14, 1972
- 034-081 3:25 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:25 pm.
- 034-082 3:25 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:29 pm.
- 383-003 3:25 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:25 pm.
- 383-004 3:25 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:29 pm.
- 383-005 3:25 PM · 20 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 3:25 pm and 3:29 pm.
- 383-006 3:29 PM · 2 hr 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Arthur Krock, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John A. Scali, Manolo Sanchez, John D. Ehrlichman, unknown person(s), White House operator, and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:29 pm to 6:01 pm.
- 034-083 3:32 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Arthur Krock talked on the telephone from 3:32 pm to 3:35 pm.
- 034-084 3:35 PM · 13 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 4:03 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 383-002, December 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/383-002 (accessed September 28, 2026).