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Nixon & Haldeman on White House tapes and Audio recording

Tuesday, January 30, 1973 · 12:25 PM–12:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 36 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation406-005 on Tape 406StartTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 12:25 PMEndTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 12:35 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 406-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman discuss the editing and refinement of audio recordings, specifically focusing on reducing the duration of a lengthy tape. They address the technical constraints of their playback equipment and the necessity of trimming content to ensure the material fits within desired time parameters. The conversation centers on the practical challenges of managing the President's personal tape archives.

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If you were up to over a minute, I'd just take another five minutes and bring it down to some of those things.
I'm trying to get the bigger piece.
I don't know what time it is.
I have one that's 45 minutes, which I understand is about an hour and a half.
But, you know, 45 is a long time.
See, I'm on the clock.
I'm bringing it down.

NARA Description

On January 30, 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 12:25 pm and 12:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 406-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 406-5

Date: January 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:25 pm and 12:35 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

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

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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                          Conversation No. 406-56 (cont’d)

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  • 406-002 12:10 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:10 pm.
  • 406-003 12:10 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 12:25 pm.
  • 406-004 12:25 PM · 5 min — 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 12:25 pm and 12:35 pm.
  • 406-006 12:35 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:35 pm to 12:50 pm.
  • 406-007 12:50 PM · 13 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 12:50 pm and 1:18 pm.
  • 036-116 1:18 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:18 pm to 1:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 406-005, January 30, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/406-005 (accessed October 6, 2026).