Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 430 › Conversation 430-030

Nixon & Haldeman on White House Tapes and Administration

Wednesday, April 25, 1973 · 6:57 PM–7:14 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation430-030 on Tape 430StartWednesday, April 25, 1973 at 6:57 PMEndWednesday, April 25, 1973 at 7:14 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 430-030 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon and H.R. Haldeman met in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief administrative exchange. The recording reflects highly fragmented and incoherent dialogue that lacks substantive policy discussion or identifiable decision-making. The interaction serves as an example of the often disjointed nature of the recorded White House tapes during this period.

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Oh, Bob, you got off.

Hold on.

Hey, are you ready to get off?

No.

I just need a second.

Uh, will you get in later or do the rest of the way?

No.

Okay.

No.

Uh, just a second.

I have to go to the computer.

I'm very proud to be a Fisherman.

We are going to use a paper to take the sun down.

And we went to the trees.

Yeah.

Right.

They, uh, you see, part of what I was talking about, I think they're here.

I think they're here.

How are you feeling?

Okay.

Yeah.

Okay.

I don't think so.

I don't know.

That day, that day, that day, that day, that day, that day, that day,

Right there.

NARA Description

On April 25, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:57 pm to 7:14 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 430-030 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 430-030

Date: April 25, 1973
Time: 6:57 pm - 7:14 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

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

[See Conversation No. 038-150]

Also recorded on April 25, 1973

430-025 6:46 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:46 pm to 6:50 pm.
038-148 6:52 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:52 pm.
038-149 6:52 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:52 pm and 6:57 pm.
430-026 6:52 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:52 pm.
430-027 6:52 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 6:52 pm and 6:57 pm.
430-028 6:52 PM · 20 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 6:52 pm and 6:57 pm.
430-029 6:52 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:52 pm and 6:57 pm.
038-150 6:57 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 6:57 pm to 7:14 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 430-030, April 25, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/430-030 (accessed October 5, 2026).