Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 432 › Conversation 432-042
Nixon & Hart on Milton Pitts and H. R. Haldeman
Wednesday, May 9, 1973 · 4:15 PM–6:03 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 21 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Thomas Hart to discuss personal and administrative scheduling, including arrangements for the President's barber, Milton Pitts. During the conversation, Nixon inquired about the current health status of Pitts. The discussion also touched upon the status of H. R. Haldeman following his recent departure from the White House staff.
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NARA Description
On May 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas Hart met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:15 pm and 6:03 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 432-042 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 432-42
Date: Many 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:15 pm and 6:03 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown man [Thomas Hart?].
President’s schedule
-Barber
-Milton Pitts’s health
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 6:03 pm.Also recorded on May 9, 1973
- 432-038 4:05 PM · 5 min — 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 4:05 pm and 4:10 pm.
- 045-173 4:10 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:15 pm.
- 432-039 4:10 PM · 8 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 4:10 pm and 4:14 pm.
- 045-174 4:14 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 4:14 pm to 4:15 pm.
- 432-040 4:14 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:14 pm to 4:15 pm.
- 432-041 4:15 PM · 18 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 4:15 pm and 6:03 pm.
- 434-001 5:00 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:00 pm to 5:05 pm.
- 045-175 5:05 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:05 pm and 6:03 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 432-042, May 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/432-042 (accessed October 5, 2026).