Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 421 › Conversation 421-030

Nixon alone in his EOB office on H. R. Haldeman and Watergate

Wednesday, March 28, 1973 · 11:09 AM–12:28 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation421-030 on Tape 421StartWednesday, March 28, 1973 at 11:09 AMEndWednesday, March 28, 1973 at 12:28 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 421-030 ↗

President Nixon dictated a memorandum for the file to document his recent schedule and official activities. The recording notes his meeting with H. R. Haldeman, where they addressed Watergate-related issues and press coverage, as well as a telephone conversation regarding the declining health of journalist Walter Lippmann. This dictation served as an administrative record of the President's internal discussions and external communications.

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On March 28, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 12:28 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 421-030 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 421-30

Date: March 28, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:09 am and 12:28 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President dictated a memorandum for the file.

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

       President’s schedule
             -Meeting with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
                   -Watergate [?]
                         -Press coverage [?]
             -Walter Lippman
                   -Telephone call
                   -Health

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
  • 044-041 11:09 AM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter Lippmann talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 12:28 pm.
  • 044-042 11:09 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 12:28 pm.
  • 421-029 11:09 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 12:28 pm.
  • 421-031 11:09 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 12:28 pm.
  • 421-032 11:09 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 12:28 pm.
  • 421-033 11:09 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 12:28 pm.
  • 421-034 11:09 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 12:28 pm.
  • 425-001 11:09 AM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 12:28 pm.

Conversation 421-030, March 28, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/421-030 (accessed October 2, 2026).