Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 417 › Conversation 417-015

Nixon & Haldeman on White House scheduling and administrative coordination

Monday, March 5, 1973 · 4:48 PM–4:49 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation417-015 on Tape 417StartMonday, March 5, 1973 at 4:48 PMEndMonday, March 5, 1973 at 4:49 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 417-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman held a brief meeting to coordinate their administrative workflow. The discussion centered on scheduling logistics, specifically planning upcoming evening engagements. No substantive policy decisions were made during this brief exchange.

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Ya.
Ya.
Oh, I, uh, thought I'd do that in a few minutes.
We can go over a few long range schedule nights.
Bye.

NARA Description

On March 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:48 pm to 4:49 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 417-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 417-15
Date: March 5, 1973
Time: 4:48 pm - 4:49 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

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

[See Conversation No. 37-60]

Also recorded on March 5, 1973

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  • 417-011 3:34 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:34 pm and 4:44 pm.
  • 417-012 3:34 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 3:34 pm and 4:44 pm.
  • 037-059 4:44 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John C. Stennis talked on the telephone from 4:44 pm to 4:46 pm.
  • 417-014 4:44 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John C. Stennis met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:44 pm to 4:46 pm.
  • 037-060 4:48 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 4:48 pm to 4:49 pm.
  • 417-016 4:50 PM · 1 hr 13 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 4:50 pm to 6:06 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 417-015, March 5, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/417-015 (accessed October 6, 2026).