Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 421 › Conversation 421-007

Nixon & Haldeman on Executive office management

Wednesday, March 21, 1973 · 3:02 PM–3:03 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation421-007 onTape 421StartWednesday, March 21, 1973 at 3:02 PMEndWednesday, March 21, 1973 at 3:03 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 421-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman convened briefly in the Old Executive Office Building to coordinate a schedule for reviewing additional matters. The participants focused on organizing follow-up discussions regarding ongoing administration business. This short exchange served as a preparatory step for further deliberations between the two men.

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Oh, yeah.
Oh, what you're, I got a, I want to go over a few more.

NARA Description

On March 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:02 pm to 3:03 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 421-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 421-7

Date: March 21, 1973
Time: 3:02 pm-3:03 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

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

[See Conversation No. 37-186]

Also recorded on March 21, 1973

  • 037-184 2:23 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 2:23 pm to 2:24 pm.
  • 421-003 2:23 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:23 pm to 2:24 pm.
  • 421-004 2:23 PM · 9 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 2:23 pm and 2:52 pm.
  • 037-185 2:52 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:52 pm.
  • 421-005 2:52 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:52 pm.
  • 421-006 2:52 PM · 10 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 2:52 pm and 3:02 pm.
  • 037-186 3:02 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:02 pm to 3:03 pm.
  • 421-008 3:05 PM · 36 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 3:05 pm to 3:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 421-007, March 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/421-007 (accessed September 18, 2026).