Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 410 › Conversation 410-025

Nixon & Haldeman on Correspondence and White House administration

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 ↗

AI Summary

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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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

NARA Description

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.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

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]

Also recorded on March 15, 1973

  • 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 410-025, March 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/410-025 (accessed October 1, 2026).