Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 424 › Conversation 424-009
Nixon, Ehrlichman & Haldeman on White House strategy and Political maneuvering
Tuesday, March 27, 1973 · 6:03 PM–6:05 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his senior aides H. R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman for a brief, informal check-in at the Executive Office Building. While the specific details remain obscured by the transcript's lack of substantive dialogue, the participants signaled mutual agreement on preparing for an unspecified political or legal "fight." The exchange concludes with a general confirmation of strategy, highlighting the pressurized atmosphere within the White House inner circle during this period.
- White House strategy
- Political maneuvering
- Administration management
- Internal communications
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NARA Description
On March 27, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:03 pm to 6:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 424-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 424-9
Date: March 27, 1973
Time: 6:03 pm - 6:05 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman [?].
Haldeman’s arrival
The President talked with John D. Ehrlichman.
[See also Conversation No. 44-35]
Haldeman [?] left at an unknown time before 6:05 pm.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 424-32 (cont’d)Also recorded on March 27, 1973
- 044-033 5:34 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:34 pm.
- 424-004 5:34 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 5:34 pm.
- 044-034 5:46 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:46 pm and 5:56 pm.
- 424-006 5:46 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:46 pm to 5:56 pm.
- 424-007 5:56 PM · 10 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 5:56 pm and 6:03 pm.
- 424-008 5:56 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:56 pm and 6:03 pm.
- 044-035 6:03 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:03 pm and 6:05 pm.
- 424-010 6:05 PM · 1 hr — 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 6:05 pm to 7:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 424-009, March 27, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/424-009 (accessed October 2, 2026).