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Nixon & Haldeman on Government assignments and Personnel

Wednesday, March 28, 1973 · 8:50 PM–9:09 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation425-026 on Tape 425StartWednesday, March 28, 1973 at 8:50 PMEndWednesday, March 28, 1973 at 9:09 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 425-026 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met to discuss the circumstances surrounding an individual’s recent government-sanctioned travel. The exchange focuses on the subject's good fortune in being assigned to this official mission and the urgency of the timing involved. No major policy decisions were reached during this brief, largely informal administrative check-in.

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Hello.
Yeah, I'm here.
Hello.
Hello.
... ...
Well, he lost time.
He had sex.
He had to go all the way.
Right away.
Right away.
Right away.
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He was very lucky to be sent there by the government.
He was very lucky to be sent there by the government.
He was very lucky to be sent there by the government.
He was very lucky to be sent there by the government.
Thank you for watching.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On March 28, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:50 pm to 9:09 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 425-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 425-26

Date: March 28, 1973
Time: 8:50 pm - 9:09 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

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

[See also Conversation No. 44-61]

Also recorded on March 29, 1973

  • 044-059 7:38 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:38 pm and 7:55 pm.
  • 044-060 7:55 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:55 pm and 7:56 pm.
  • 425-025 7:55 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:55 pm to 7:56 pm.
  • 044-061 8:50 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:50 pm and 9:09 pm.
  • 425-027 9:09 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:09 pm and 10:41 pm.
  • 425-028 9:09 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:09 pm and 10:41 pm.
  • 425-029 9:09 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:09 pm and 10:41 pm.
  • 425-030 9:09 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:09 pm and 10:41 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 425-026, March 29, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/425-026 (accessed October 1, 2026).