Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 390 › Conversation 390-013
Nixon & Haldeman on White House administration and Executive office management
Thursday, November 2, 1972 · 5:31 PM–5:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman met briefly to finalize outstanding administrative matters following the President's daily schedule. The two reviewed remaining tasks, referred to as "odds and ends," to ensure the completion of their immediate agenda. No specific policy decisions were recorded during this short transitionary discussion.
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NARA Description
On November 2, 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 5:31 pm and 5:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 390-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 390-13
Date: November 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:31 pm and 5:35 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
The President’s schedule
-Meeting with Haldeman
-Completion of “odds and ends”Also recorded on November 2, 1972
- 032-151 5:09 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:09 pm and 5:29 pm.
- 390-012 5:12 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:12 pm to 5:30 pm.
- 032-152 5:29 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:29 pm to 5:31 pm.
- 032-153 5:35 PM · 25 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 6:38 pm.
- 390-014 5:35 PM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Alexander P. Butterfield, White House operator, unknown person(s), and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:35 pm to 6:38 pm.
- 032-154 6:00 PM · 5 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 6:00 pm to 6:04 pm.
- 390-015 6:38 PM · 18 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 6:38 pm and 6:50 pm.
- 390-016 6:38 PM · 14 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 6:38 pm and 6:50 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 390-013, November 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/390-013 (accessed October 11, 2026).