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Nixon & Haldeman

Thursday, March 15, 1973 · 4:34 PM–4:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 34 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation410-025 on Tape 410StartThursday, March 15, 1973 at 4:34 PMEndThursday, March 15, 1973 at 4:35 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 410-025 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417187059 ↗

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman briefly consulted regarding an administrative matter involving the handling of a formal letter. They determined that the most effective course of action was to send the correspondence to an individual identified as 'Bob.' This brief exchange served to coordinate a direct follow-up meeting at the President's desk.

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On March 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:34 pm to 4:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 410-025 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 410-25

Date: March 15, 1973
Time: 4:34 pm - 4:35 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

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

[See Conversation No. 43-94]

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Yeah.
Yeah.
Oh, yeah, Bob.
Yeah.
I was calling you.
The best thing to do is to send a letter to Bob, and then maybe have him come in there on my desk and tell him
  • 410-021 4:24 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 4:24 pm and 4:26 pm.
  • 410-022 4:26 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:26 pm to 4:29 pm.
  • 410-023 4:29 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:29 pm and 4:34 pm.
  • 410-024 4:29 PM · 14 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 4:29 pm and 4:34 pm.
  • 410-026 4:35 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 4:42 pm.
  • 410-027 4:42 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:42 pm to 4:44 pm.
  • 410-028 4:45 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:45 pm.
  • 410-029 4:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:45 pm to 4:47 pm.

Conversation 410-025, March 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417187059). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/410-025 (accessed November 15, 2026).