President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met to coordinate upcoming administrative priorities, including the development of the 1974 budget speech and preparations for the Vietnam peace settlement. They discussed strategies for managing executive privilege, congressional relations, and the evolving roles of staff members like John Ehrlichman. Additionally, the pair reviewed the President’s crowded schedule, which encompassed appointments for Cabinet swearing-in ceremonies, memorial events, and press engagement strategies.
On January 25, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:45 pm to 2:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 405-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 405-11
Date: January 25, 1973
Time: 12:45 pm - 2:16 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
President's schedule
-Lyndon B. Johnson’s funeral
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
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Conversation No. 405-11 (cont’d)
-President's 1974 budget speech
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Press coverage
-Television [TV]
-Preparation
-Revisions
-Ehrlichman
-Vietnam settlement
-George P. Shultz
-Compared to December1972 bombing
-Haldeman’s responsibility
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Ehrlichman
-Shultz
-Ehrlichman, Haldeman
-Scheduling techniques
-Fatigue
-Press conference
-Ehrlichman
-Meeting of a council
Executive privilege
-Recommendation
-William P. Rogers
-Conversation with President
-Ehrlichman
-Bryce N. Harlow
-Director of the Budget
-Congressional relations
-Ehrlichman's view
-Law
-Samuel J. Ervin, Jr.
-Budget
-Directors of National Security Council [NSC], Central Intelligence Agency
[CIA], Domestic Council
-Cost of Living Council
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Unknown man
-Work out of White House
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
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Conversation No. 405-11 (cont’d)
President's schedule
-Ehrlichman's and Haldeman's roles
-Press conferences
-Kissinger, Rogers
-Staff meeting
-Haldeman and Ziegler
-Shultz
-Roy L. Ash
-Ehrlichman
-Executive privilege issue
-Meeting
-Ehrlichman
-Ziegler
-Event for end of week
-Ehrlichman
-Agenda
Cabinet
-Appointments
-Ehrlichman
President's schedule
-Bipartisan Congressional leaders meeting
-Kissinger
-Roosevelt Room
-Board of directors
-National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in
Southeast Asia
-Swearing-in of Cabinet
-Kissinger
-Bipartisan Congressional leaders meeting
-Press conference
-Vietnam settlement
-National Day of Prayer
-Cease-fire
-Press coverage
-Possible speech by President
-Proclamation
-Crowd
-Ceremony at air base
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
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Conversation No. 405-11 (cont’d)
-Band
-Congressional resolution
-Silent prayer
-President's guests
-Leslie T. (“Bob”) Hope
-William T. Cahill
-Donald McI.. Kendall [?]
-Ehrlichman's and Haldeman's roles
-Allocation of time
-Cabinet
-Congress
-President's speech on 1974 budget
-Ehrlichman
Haldeman left at 2:16 pm.This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.