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Nixon, Tkach & Haldeman on White House social events and Jack Mulcahy

Friday, March 5, 1971 · 1:06 PM–1:17 PM ET · Oval Office · 5 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Tkach, Walter R.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation462-014 on Tape 462 (tape position 05:01:20–05:07:54)StartFriday, March 5, 1971 at 1:06 PMEndFriday, March 5, 1971 at 1:17 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 462-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aides and personal physician, General Walter Tkach, to coordinate his daily schedule and manage administrative logistics. The discussion centered on the President's upcoming appointments and the orchestration of an Irish-themed social event at the White House. Nixon considered briefly greeting Jack Mulcahy, who was on-site for meetings regarding the event's planning and media analysis.

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NARA Description

On March 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Walter R. Tkach, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:06 pm and 1:17 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 462-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 462-14

Date: March 5, 1971
Time: 1:06 pm - unknown before 1:17 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

    President’s schedule
          -General Walter R. Tkach
Tkach entered at 1:06 pm

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 3m 53s ]

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H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman entered at 1:08 pm

Tkach left at 1:10 pm

     John A. (“Jack”) Mulcahy
          -Possible meeting with the President
          -Meeting with William H. Carruthers
                -Evening at the White House, March 16, 1971
                -Location
          -Meeting with President

Haldeman left at an unknown time before 1:17 pm

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Yes, ma'am.
If you would straight up.
What?
Chet.
General, you don't need to be cautious.
Oh, yeah.
That people are here for more than one hour.

— 3 min 51 s with no transcribed speech —

You want to say hello to him?
No need to unless you want to.
He's been in a briefing this morning, and he's talking to Carruthers about the Irish evening.
White House analysis office.
Okay.
Must have been somebody on one of those committees or something.
I might say hello to him before he goes to lunch.

Also recorded on March 5, 1971

  • 462-009 10:41 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leonard Garment met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:41 am to 10:45 am.
  • 462-010 10:45 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:45 am to 10:46 am.
  • 462-011 10:46 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:46 am to 10:49 am.
  • 462-012 10:49 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:49 am to 11:06 am.
  • 462-013 11:06 AM · 1 hr 58 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, Arthur F. Burns, George P. Shultz, Paul W. McCracken, Rose Mary Woods, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:06 am to 1:05 pm.
  • 462-015 1:17 PM · 1 hr 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John A. ("Jack") Mulcahy, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, John B. Connally, Manolo Sanchez, and William H. Carruthers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:17 pm to 2:20 pm.
  • 462-016 2:20 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:20 pm.
  • 462-017 2:20 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 4:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 462-014, March 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/462-014 (accessed November 2, 2026).