Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 440 › Conversation 440-060

Nixon & Haldeman on White House administration and Communication logistics

Tuesday, May 29, 1973 · 1:46 PM–1:47 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 45 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation440-060 on Tape 440StartTuesday, May 29, 1973 at 1:46 PMEndTuesday, May 29, 1973 at 1:47 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 440-060 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman engage in a brief, disjointed discussion regarding the logistics and timing of their communication. The dialogue centers on the inconvenience of late-night contact and the President's preference for Haldeman to handle certain matters independently. No major policy decisions are reached during this momentary exchange.

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I thought you were going to do it on your own.
Perhaps you could.
Because you may feel like I'm sitting here about 9 o'clock at night and you're talking to yourself.
Or it's bad time.
It's all right.

NARA Description

On May 29, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:46 pm to 1:47 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-060 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 440-60

Date: May 29, 1973
Time: 1:46 pm - 1:47 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

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

[See Conversation No. 39-29]

Also recorded on May 29, 1973

  • 039-028 1:44 PM · 19 sec — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Thomas Hart talked on the telephone from 1:44 pm to 1:45 pm.
  • 440-058 1:44 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas Hart met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:44 pm to 1:45 pm.
  • 440-059 1:45 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:45 pm to 1:46 pm.
  • 039-029 1:46 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 1:46 pm to 1:47 pm.
  • 039-030 1:47 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:47 pm.
  • 039-031 1:47 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas Hart talked on the telephone from 1:47 pm to 1:48 pm.
  • 440-061 1:47 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:47 pm.
  • 440-062 1:47 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas Hart met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:47 pm to 1:48 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 440-060, May 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/440-060 (accessed October 10, 2026).