Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 642 › Conversation 642-002

Nixon & Haldeman on Daily Schedule and White House Staff

Monday, January 3, 1972 · 8:02 AM–8:15 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation642-002 onTape 642 (tape position 01:32:43–01:34:42)StartMonday, January 3, 1972 at 8:02 AMEndMonday, January 3, 1972 at 8:15 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 642-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met to coordinate the daily agenda, including upcoming staff meetings and private appointments. During the exchange, the discussion briefly devolved into an incoherent, repetitive verbal confrontation between the participants regarding the truthfulness of statements. No substantive policy decisions or actionable directives were established during this brief interaction.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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1:32:58Hold it.
1:34:23What would you do if you died at 3.30 and then saw a 4.30?
1:34:26I don't know what you're talking about.
1:34:30You're lying.
1:34:30You're lying.
1:34:31You're lying.

NARA Description

On January 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:02 am and 8:15 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 642-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 642-2

Date: January 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:02 am and 8:15 am
Location: Oval Office

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

     Haldeman's schedule
          -Staff meeting
          -Meeting with unknown persons
          -Meeting with the President

Also recorded on January 3, 1972

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  • 642-004 8:15 AM · 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 8:15 am and 8:45 am.
  • 642-005 8:45 AM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 9:02 am.
  • 642-006 9:02 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:02 am and 9:07 am.
  • 642-007 9:02 AM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:02 am and 9:07 am.
  • 642-008 9:02 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:02 am and 9:07 am.
  • 642-009 9:02 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:02 am and 9:07 am.
  • 642-010 9:07 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard A. Moore met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:07 am to 9:14 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 642-002, January 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/642-002 (accessed September 18, 2026).