Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 588 › Conversation 588-020
Nixon & Haldeman
Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 2:26 PM–2:34 PM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec
A 12-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.
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NARA Description
On October 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:26 pm and 2:34 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 588-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 588-20
Date: October 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:26 pm and 2:34 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
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- 011-068 1:59 PM · 21 sec — the White House operator and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:59 pm and 9:07 pm.
- 011-069 1:59 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:59 pm and 9:07 pm.
- 588-019 2:21 PM · 35 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:21 pm and 2:26 pm.
- 588-021 2:31 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:31 pm to 2:45 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 588-020, October 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179191). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/588-020 (accessed November 12, 2026).