Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 697 › Conversation 697-012

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Presidential meetings

Thursday, March 30, 1972 · 11:42 AM–11:48 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation697-012 on Tape 697 (tape position 02:13:43–02:14:30)StartThursday, March 30, 1972 at 11:42 AMEndThursday, March 30, 1972 at 11:48 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 697-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, unscheduled meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual, potentially H. R. Haldeman. Due to the lack of an available transcript or audio record, the specific content and purpose of this discussion remain unknown. Consequently, no policy decisions or action items can be attributed to this exchange.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On March 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:42 am and 11:48 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 697-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 697-12

Date: March 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:42 am and 11:48 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with an unknown person.

     Meeting with an unknown man [H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman?]

Also recorded on March 30, 1972

  • 697-008 11:34 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Oliver W. Rudd, Jr., Mrs. Oliver W. Rudd, Jr., Alice D. Rudd, Caroline M. Rudd, Rose Mary Woods, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:34 am to 11:39 am.
  • 022-051 11:39 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:39 am to 11:42 am.
  • 697-009 11:39 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:39 am.
  • 697-010 11:39 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:39 am.
  • 697-011 11:39 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:39 am to 11:42 am.
  • 022-052 11:42 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:42 am and 12:45 pm.
  • 697-013 11:42 AM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:42 am and 11:48 am.
  • 697-014 11:42 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:42 am and 11:48 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 697-012, March 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/697-012 (accessed October 12, 2026).