President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met to coordinate the President's schedule for upcoming briefings with key administration staff. The discussion centered on organizing logistics for meetings with senior advisors, including Charles Colson, George Shultz, and John Ehrlichman. This session served as a preparatory phase for a series of high-level administrative policy consultations.
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 8:15 am and 8:45 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 642-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 642-4
Date: January 3, 1972
Time: Unknown after 8:15 am until 8:45 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
The President's schedule
-Forthcoming meeting with staff
-Charles W. Colson, George P. Shultz, Peter G. Peterson, Donald H. Rumsfeld
and Clark MacGregor
-Ronald L. Ziegler, John D. Ehrlichman and Robert H. Finch
The President and Haldeman left at 8:45 am.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.