Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 725 › Conversation 725-001

Nixon & Haldeman on Secret Service and Presidential staff

Tuesday, May 16, 1972 · 7:55 AM–7:57 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation725-001 on Tape 725 (tape position 00:00:26–00:01:42)StartTuesday, May 16, 1972 at 7:55 AMEndTuesday, May 16, 1972 at 7:57 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 725-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met briefly to coordinate administrative logistics and discuss scheduling concerns. The primary focus involved clarifying the status of a Secret Service deployment to ensure no unauthorized increases in staffing had occurred. The two concluded the session by briefly aligning on upcoming priorities and personal meetings.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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0:03Uh, coming in and I'm going.
0:06Interrupting, please.
1:18I'd like to see her.
1:20That's over, I'm working on it.
1:24I think that I'm good, too.
1:45Okay.
1:46Just one, two or three things.
1:47Under no circumstances has our secret service unit increased any place.

NARA Description

On May 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:55 am and 7:57 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 725-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 725-1

Date: May 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:55 am and 7:57 am
Location: Oval Office

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

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  • 725-003 8:03 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 8:03 am and 8:11 am.
  • 725-004 8:03 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:03 am and 8:11 am.
  • 725-005 8:03 AM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:03 am and 8:11 am.
  • 725-006 8:03 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:03 am and 8:11 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 725-001, May 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/725-001 (accessed October 9, 2026).