Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 757 › Conversation 757-013

Nixon & Haldeman on White House administration and Executive communication

Monday, July 31, 1972 · 9:51 PM–9:57 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation757-013 on Tape 757StartMonday, July 31, 1972 at 9:51 PMEndMonday, July 31, 1972 at 9:57 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 757-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon met with H. R. Haldeman in the Oval Office to address administrative or political matters. While specific details of the discussion remain restricted, the meeting served as a brief late-night consultation between the President and his Chief of Staff. One item from this recorded exchange has been officially withdrawn from public record, limiting the available insight into the session's specific action items.

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NARA Description

On July 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:51 pm to 9:57 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 757-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 757-13

Date: July 31, 1972
Time: 9:51 pm - 9:57 pm
Location: Oval Office

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

[See Conversation No. 28-20; one item has been withdrawn]

Also recorded on August 1, 1972

  • 028-020 9:51 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:51 pm to 9:57 pm.
  • 757-014 9:57 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:57 pm and 10:16 pm.
  • 757-015 9:57 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:57 pm and 10:16 pm.
  • 757-016 9:57 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:57 pm and 10:16 pm.
  • 757-017 9:57 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:57 pm and 10:16 pm.
  • 757-018 9:57 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:57 pm and 10:16 pm.
  • 028-021 10:16 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:16 pm to 10:25 pm.
  • 757-019 10:16 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:16 pm to 10:25 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 757-013, August 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/757-013 (accessed October 1, 2026).