Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 758 › Conversation 758-008

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on H.R. Haldeman

Tuesday, August 1, 1972 · 10:31 AM–10:33 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation758-008 on Tape 758StartTuesday, August 1, 1972 at 10:31 AMEndTuesday, August 1, 1972 at 10:33 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 758-008 ↗

AI Summary

This brief Oval Office exchange between President Nixon and an unidentified individual, likely H.R. Haldeman, concerned the latter's upcoming schedule with the President. The conversation was very short and did not delve into substantive policy matters, focusing instead on logistical arrangements for future meetings.

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NARA Description

On August 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 am and 10:33 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 758-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 758-8

Date: August 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:31 am and 10:33 am
Location: Oval Office

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

             Unknown person's [Haldeman’s?] schedule
                -Forthcoming meeting with the President

Also recorded on August 1, 1972

  • 758-007 10:09 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Elliot L. Richardson, Roger O. Egeberg, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., James H. Cavanaugh, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:09 am to 10:31 am.
  • 758-009 10:31 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 am and 10:33 am.
  • 758-010 10:31 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 am and 10:33 am.
  • 758-011 10:33 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:33 am to 11:50 am.
  • 028-028 10:34 AM · 14 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 11:03 am.
  • 028-029 11:03 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:03 am and 2:22 pm.
  • 028-058 11:03 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:03 am and 2:22 pm.
  • 758-012 11:51 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Samuel D. Winer, Andre LeTendre, William F. Rhatican, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:51 am to 12:14 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 758-008, 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/758-008 (accessed October 1, 2026).