Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 615 › Conversation 615-005

Nixon & Haldeman on Republican Party and New York politics

Friday, November 5, 1971 · 9:10 AM–9:23 AM ET · Oval Office · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation615-005 on Tape 615 (tape position 01:33:49–01:38:36)StartFriday, November 5, 1971 at 9:10 AMEndFriday, November 5, 1971 at 9:23 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 615-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs H. R. Haldeman to facilitate phone calls to several Republican county executives in New York, specifically requesting contact information for leadership in Nassau, Suffolk, and Erie counties. The President seeks these engagements to bolster his political outreach efforts, including a planned conversation with Congressman Jack Kemp. These calls are part of a broader strategy, which Nixon refers to as a 'four-channel drive,' intended to secure regional political support.

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Get me those other, uh, Bob, those other two people to call, whether it's Nassau or Suffolk or whatever it is.
Be sure I get those birds.
So I can go to the four-channel drive.
I've got a call at the Erie time with the jackass of the city time.

NARA Description

On November 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:23 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 615-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 615-005

Date: November 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:10 am and 9:23 am
Location: Oval Office

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

     The President's calls to New York Republican County Executives

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

            -Nassau, Suffolk Counties
            -Erie County
                  -Jack F. Kemp

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 615-005, November 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/615-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).