Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 780 › Conversation 780-005

Nixon & Haldeman on Henry Kissinger and White House scheduling

Saturday, September 16, 1972 · 9:13 AM–9:24 AM ET · Oval Office ·9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation780-005 onTape 780StartSaturday, September 16, 1972 at 9:13 AMEndSaturday, September 16, 1972 at 9:24 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 780-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met briefly with H. R. Haldeman to coordinate the schedule of National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. This discussion was strictly limited to administrative planning regarding Kissinger’s upcoming itinerary. No other policy matters or significant executive decisions were recorded during this brief two-minute exchange.

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NARA Description

On September 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 9:13 am and 9:24 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 780-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 780-5

Date: September 16, 1972
Time: Unknown time between 9:13 am and 9:24 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman at 9:21 a.m.

             Henry A. Kissinger's schedule

Haldeman left at 9:23 a.m.

Also recorded on September 16, 1972

  • 780-002 9:13 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:13 am and 9:24 am.
  • 780-003 9:13 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:13 am and 9:24 am.
  • 780-004 9:13 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:13 am and 9:24 am.
  • 780-006 9:24 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:24 am to 9:26 am.
  • 780-007 9:26 AM · 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), Alexander P. Butterfield, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:26 am to 10:20 am.
  • 780-008 10:20 AM · 20 sec — Ronald L. Ziegler and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:41 am.
  • 780-009 10:20 AM · 8 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:41 am.
  • 780-010 10:20 AM · 13 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:41 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 780-005, September 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/780-005 (accessed September 18, 2026).