Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 618 › Conversation 618-028

Nixon & Haldeman on Pay Board and Economic Policy

Monday, November 15, 1971 · 1:16 PM–1:53 PM ET · Oval Office · 57 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation618-028 on Tape 618 (tape position 05:03:17–05:05:29)StartMonday, November 15, 1971 at 1:16 PMEndMonday, November 15, 1971 at 1:53 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 618-028 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417179733 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman discuss the preparation of briefing materials regarding the Pay Board and upcoming meetings. Nixon emphasizes his desire to maintain political independence, explicitly stating that he does not want to feel beholden to the individuals or entities involved. The discussion also touches upon the coordination of legal opinions from John Mitchell and John Dean to support these administrative objectives.

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NARA Description

On November 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:53 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 618-028 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 618-28

Date: November 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:16 pm and 1:53 pm
Location: Oval Office

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

     Paper
          -Forthcoming meeting
                -Pay board

     Legal opinion
          -John N. Mitchell
          -John W. Dean III

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They'll get me a paper, a little paper, so that I...
I don't need it for two weeks.
It's great.
It's all great.
Get all these things.
I just want to let the fellas know I don't owe them anything, so I don't owe them.
Or if you can't get it done,

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 618-028, November 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179733). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/618-028 (accessed November 15, 2026).