Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 677 › Conversation 677-014

Nixon & Haldeman on Polling and Political strategy

Monday, March 6, 1972 · 1:28 PM–1:38 PM ET · Oval Office ·22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation677-014 onTape 677 (tape position 03:46:06–03:48:30)StartMonday, March 6, 1972 at 1:28 PMEndMonday, March 6, 1972 at 1:38 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 677-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman met to discuss ongoing administrative work and the management of recent polling data. The brief consultation focused on strategic adjustments to how incoming poll results should be utilized or refined. No definitive policy shifts were recorded, but the exchange centered on the tactical handling of political information.

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NARA Description

On March 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:38 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 677-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 677-14

Date: March 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:28 pm and 1:38 pm
Location: Oval Office

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

     Work

     Poll

Haldeman left at an unknown time before 1;38 pm.

Also recorded on March 6, 1972

677-011 1:28 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:38 pm.
677-012 1:28 PM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:38 pm.
677-013 1:28 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:38 pm.
677-015 1:28 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:38 pm.
677-016 1:28 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:38 pm.
677-017 1:28 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:38 pm.
677-018 1:28 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:38 pm.
677-019 1:38 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:38 pm to 1:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 677-014, March 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/677-014 (accessed September 18, 2026).