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Nixon White House recording on H.R. Haldeman and Personnel management

Monday, June 7, 1971 · 11:05 AM–11:49 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNot recordedConversation511-002 on Tape 511 (tape position 01:15:13–01:16:07)StartMonday, June 7, 1971 at 11:05 AMEndMonday, June 7, 1971 at 11:49 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 511-002 ↗

President Nixon met with his Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman in the Oval Office to discuss internal administrative matters and staffing concerns. While the specific details of the discussion remain withheld for security reasons, the meeting centered on the coordination of executive branch operations. No public record of the conversation exists to clarify further policy outcomes or specific directives issued during this time.

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This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the player above contains the full tape segment shared with neighbouring conversations. It begins about 01:15:13 into the tape and ends around 01:16:07.

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On June 7, 1971, met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:05 am and 11:49 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 511-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 511-2

Date: June 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:05 am and 11:49 am
Location: Oval Office

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Conversation 511-002, June 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/511-002 (accessed October 18, 2026).