Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 440 › Conversation 440-031
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on H. R. Haldeman
Thursday, May 24, 1973 · 1:00 PM–1:27 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Old Executive Office Building to facilitate the delivery of a personal note intended for former Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman. The exchange was coordinated by Lawrence M. Higby, serving as an intermediary for the document's transfer. This brief interaction concludes with the departure of the unknown visitor, marking a focused logistical exchange regarding communication with a key aide during the height of the Watergate investigations.
- H. R. Haldeman
- Lawrence M. Higby
- White House correspondence
- Watergate-era administration
- Presidential communication
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NARA Description
On May 24, 1973, 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 1:00 pm and 1:27 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 440-31
Date: May 24, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:00 pm and 1:27 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown man.
Delivery of note to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Lawrence M. Higby
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 1:27 pm.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on May 24, 1973
- 440-029 12:54 PM · 34 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 12:54 pm and 12:57 pm.
- 440-030 12:57 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:57 pm to 1:00 pm.
- 440-032 1:00 PM · 25 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 1:00 pm and 1:27 pm.
- 440-033 1:00 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 1:00 pm and 1:27 pm.
- 039-001 1:27 PM · 2 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 1:27 pm to 1:29 pm.
- 440-034 1:27 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:27 pm.
- 440-035 1:27 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:27 pm to 1:29 pm.
- 039-002 1:34 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:34 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 440-031, May 24, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/440-031 (accessed October 14, 2026).