Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 722 › Conversation 722-012

Nixon & Haldeman

Tuesday, May 9, 1972 · 5:54 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation722-012 on Tape 722 (tape position 03:25:58–03:26:56)StartTuesday, May 9, 1972 at 5:54 PMEndTuesday, May 9, 1972 at 5:54 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 722-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon invited H. R. Haldeman into the Oval Office for a brief, last-minute consultation immediately prior to his departure for the day. This unscheduled meeting served as a final check-in between the President and his Chief of Staff. No substantial policy matters or major decisions were recorded in this brief interaction.

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Oh, come in here before I leave, would you mind?

NARA Description

On May 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:54 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 722-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 722-12

Date: May 9, 1972
Time: 5:54 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with an unknown person [H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman?].

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Also recorded on May 9, 1972

  • 722-006 2:57 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:57 pm to 3:00 pm.
  • 722-007 3:00 PM · 1 hr — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:00 pm to 4:01 pm.
  • 722-008 4:40 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Mary A. ("Toni") Sidley met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:40 pm to 4:41 pm.
  • 722-009 4:42 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:42 pm to 5:06 pm.
  • 722-010 5:07 PM · 47 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Walter H. Annenberg, John N. Mitchell, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:07 pm to 5:54 pm.
  • 722-011 5:54 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:54 pm.
  • 722-013 5:55 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:55 pm.
  • 722-014 5:55 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:55 pm to 6:13 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 722-012, May 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/722-012 (accessed October 9, 2026).