Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 561 › Conversation 561-011

Nixon & Haldeman on Executive Office Building

Wednesday, August 11, 1971 · 12:57 PM–12:58 PM ET · Oval Office · 48 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation561-011 on Tape 561 (tape position 03:50:59–03:52:00)StartWednesday, August 11, 1971 at 12:57 PMEndWednesday, August 11, 1971 at 12:58 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 561-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met briefly to finalize details regarding the President's upcoming schedule. The primary focus of the discussion was confirming a meeting or event involving the Executive Office Building (EOB). The conversation concluded with the pair agreeing to a three o'clock appointment.

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Y'all, y'all.
Hello, y'all.
All right.
Yeah, all right.
It's a blast to be in Korea.
Well, I was like, well, he'll be, uh, this morning.
Well, we can burn down the EOB.
That's fine.
Three o'clock.
Fine.
Fine.
That's good.

NARA Description

On August 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:57 pm to 12:58 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 561-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 561-11

Date: August 11, 1971
Time: 12:57 pm - 12:58 pm
Location: Oval Office

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

     President's schedule
           -Executive Office Building [ EOB]

Also recorded on August 11, 1971

  • 561-008 11:53 AM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:53 am to 12:51 pm.
  • 561-009 12:51 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:51 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 561-010 12:51 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:51 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 007-088 12:57 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 12:57 pm to 12:58 pm.
  • 007-089 12:58 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:58 pm and 7:52 pm.
  • 561-012 12:59 PM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Charles W. Colson, Manolo Sanchez, Stephen B. Bull, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:59 pm to 1:43 pm.
  • 272-010 1:43 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 272-011 1:43 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 2:54 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 561-011, August 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/561-011 (accessed October 9, 2026).