Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 401 › Conversation 401-027

Nixon & Haldeman on Ronald L. Ziegler

Thursday, January 11, 1973 · 3:15 PM–3:19 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 21 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation401-027 on Tape 401StartThursday, January 11, 1973 at 3:15 PMEndThursday, January 11, 1973 at 3:19 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 401-027 ↗

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On January 11, 1973, 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 3:15 pm and 3:19 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 401-027 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 401-27

Date: January 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:15 pm and 3:19 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

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

       The President's schedule
            -Meeting with Haldeman and Ronald L. Ziegler

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Are you afraid that you and Sigrid are going to come over now?
Or what are you doing?
Who are you with?
Well, I'll just see Sigrid first.
And once you're free, there's no worry.
I'll just see Sigrid.
Thank you, John.
Thank you for calling.
Thank you.
  • 035-137 3:15 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:19 pm.
  • 401-028 3:15 PM · 10 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 3:15 pm and 3:19 pm.
  • 035-138 3:19 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 3:19 pm to 3:20 pm.
  • 401-029 3:19 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:19 pm to 3:20 pm.
  • 401-030 3:20 PM · 13 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 3:20 pm and 3:24 pm.
  • 401-031 3:24 PM · 1 hr 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:24 pm to 4:35 pm.
  • 035-139 3:55 PM · 17 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:55 pm to 3:56 pm.
  • 035-140 3:57 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:57 pm and 4:15 pm.

Conversation 401-027, January 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/401-027 (accessed November 2, 2026).