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Nixon & Haldeman on White House committees and Internal administration

Tuesday, January 30, 1973 · 7:39 PM–7:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 28 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation406-034 on Tape 406StartTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 7:39 PMEndTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 7:40 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 406-034 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman held a brief meeting to discuss the status of an unidentified committee. The exchange suggests the committee had been disbanded or had failed to reconvene following previous proceedings. No further substantive actions or strategic decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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Ja, our committee was probably gone.
We didn't come back.
Ja.
Ja.
Ja.
Ja.
Ja.

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 from 7:39 pm to 7:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 406-034 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 406-34

Date: January 30, 1973
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                         Conversation No. 406-56 (cont’d)

Time: 7:39 pm - 7:40 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

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

[See Conversation No. 36-124]

Also recorded on January 31, 1973

  • 036-124 7:39 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:39 pm to 7:40 pm.
  • 036-125 7:40 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:40 pm and 8:21 pm.
  • 406-035 7:40 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 7:40 pm and 8:21 pm.
  • 036-126 8:21 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:21 pm to 8:57 pm.
  • 406-036 8:21 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:21 pm to 8:57 pm.
  • 036-127 8:59 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:59 pm to 9:01 pm.
  • 406-037 8:59 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:59 pm to 9:01 pm.
  • 036-128 9:01 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:01 pm and 9:07 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 406-034, January 31, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/406-034 (accessed October 6, 2026).