Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 500 › Conversation 500-036
Haldeman on William P. Rogers
Tuesday, May 18, 1971 · 4:41 PM–4:42 PM ET · Oval Office · 20 sec
AI Summary
H. R. Haldeman and an unidentified interlocutor briefly discussed logistics regarding a meeting with Secretary of State William P. Rogers scheduled for the following day. The exchange focused on coordinating the arrival of Rogers, potentially involving his pets or associates, to ensure the meeting proceeded as planned. No major policy decisions were reached during this short logistical check-in.
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NARA Description
On May 18, 1971, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:41 pm and 4:42 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 500-036 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 500-36
Date: May 18, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:41 pm and 4:42 pm
Location: Oval Office
William P. Rogers
H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman left and an unknown person entered at an unknown time after 4:41 pm.
President's schedule, May 19, 1971
-Meeting with Rogers
-Time
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 4:42 pm.Also recorded on May 18, 1971
- 500-023 3:04 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 3:06 pm.
- 500-024 3:04 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 3:06 pm.
- 500-025 3:06 PM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:06 pm to 3:40 pm.
- 500-026 3:42 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:42 pm to 4:05 pm.
- 500-027 4:05 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:05 pm and 4:06 pm.
- 500-028 4:06 PM · 1 min — Stephen B. Bull, unknown person(s), and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:06 pm and 4:41 pm.
- 500-029 4:42 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John A. Scali, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:42 pm to 5:05 pm.
- 500-030 5:05 PM · 1 hr 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Herbert G. Klein, Robert Lubar, James W. Michaels, Lewis H. Young, Robert M. Bleiberg, Joseph E. Evans, [Pawhatan] Jack Wooldridge, Jr., Raymond J. Brady, Thomas Mulloney, Howard W. Fleiger, Marshall Loeb, Lester Bernstein, Henry Gemmill, White House photographer, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:05 pm to 6:34 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 500-036, May 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/500-036 (accessed September 28, 2026).