Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 656 › Conversation 656-028
Nixon & Haldeman on Executive Office Building and White House logistics
Wednesday, January 26, 1972 · 3:20 PM–3:23 PM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman briefly conferred regarding the President's upcoming schedule at the Executive Office Building. The discussion focused on logistical arrangements for Nixon's movements within the White House complex. No major policy decisions were reached during this short administrative exchange.
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NARA Description
On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:20 pm and 3:23 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 656-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 656-28
Date: January 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:20 pm and 3:23 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman[?].
Schedule
-Executive Office Building [EOB]Also recorded on January 26, 1972
- 656-029 3:20 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:20 pm and 3:23 pm.
- 318-001 3:23 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:23 pm and 3:29 pm.
- 318-002 3:23 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:23 pm and 3:29 pm.
- 656-030 3:23 PM · 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 3:23 pm and 5:01 pm.
- 019-108 3:29 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 3:29 pm to 3:35 pm.
- 318-003 3:29 PM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Bryce N. Harlow, Frank Stanton, and William H. Carruthers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:29 pm to 4:20 pm.
- 019-109 3:35 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 3:58 pm.
- 019-110 3:35 PM · 7 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Bryce N. Harlow talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 3:58 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 656-028, January 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/656-028 (accessed October 6, 2026).