President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met to discuss a variety of administrative and personal matters, including staff transitions for William Safire and potential social or cultural engagements. The conversation also touched upon broader governmental concerns, such as the ongoing investigation into North Vietnam, the FBI, and media-related subpoena issues. The participants weighed logistics for a possible live broadcast from Camp David while navigating sensitive national security discussions regarding the United Kingdom.
On February 25, 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 2:08 pm and 2:21 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 415-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 415-3
-2-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
(rev. Mar.-09)
Date: February 25, 1973
Time: Between 2:08 pm and 2:21 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
Call to Shelley A. (Scarney) Buchanan
-Patrick J. Buchanan
-Shelley Buchanan's father
William L. Safire
-Preparation of material
-Departure
-Use of time
President's meeting with Norman Vincent Peale
Debbie Reynolds
New York theater
-New York Times, New York Daily News
-Theater critics
-Irene musical show [?]
-Choreography
Safire
-Henry Brandon
******************************************************************************
BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN-T-MDR-
2014-019. Segment exempt per Executive Order 13526, 3.3(b)(1) on 05/08/2019. Archivist: DR]
[National Security]
[415-003-w001]
[Duration: 9s]
-3-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
(rev. Mar.-09)
UNITED KINGDOM
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
******************************************************************************
North Vietnam
William H. Sullivan [or William C. Sullivan] [?]
Sullivan [?]
Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI]
Testimony
-Washington Star
-[Subpoenas] [?]
[First name unknown] Johnson
Broadcast
-Nation
-Camp David
-Live event
-Time of day
-Camp David
-Investigation of possibilitiesThis 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 Do not cite this transcript as authoritative.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.