President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met briefly in the Oval Office to coordinate administrative logistics. The discussion centered on an unidentified individual visiting from California and potential scheduling adjustments involving John D. Ehrlichman. The participants concluded the meeting after three minutes to finalize these internal arrangements.
On February 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:13 pm to 12:16 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 450-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 450-17
Time: 12:13 pm - 12:16 pm [?]
Location: Oval Office
The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
Unknown person from California
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Schedule
The President and Haldeman left at 12:16 pmNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.