Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 795 › Conversation 795-020

Nixon, Haldeman & Woods on Administrative logistics

Tuesday, October 10, 1972 · 3:59 PM–4:02 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Woods, Rose Mary; Bull, Stephen B.Conversation795-020 on Tape 795StartTuesday, October 10, 1972 at 3:59 PMEndTuesday, October 10, 1972 at 4:02 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 795-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with H. R. Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull to coordinate administrative tasks and adjust his upcoming schedule. The participants finalized details regarding a meeting with Senate leaders and reviewed logistics for photo opportunities involving administration officials. They also managed various correspondence related to congressional candidates.

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NARA Description

On October 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:59 pm and 4:02 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 795-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 795-20

Date: October 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:59 pm and 4:02 pm
Location: Oval Office

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

           The President's schedule
               -Rose Mary Woods

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 2m 4s ]

HALDEMAN LEFT AT AN UNKNOWN TIME BEFORE 4:02 PM.

WOODS ENTERED AT AN UNKNOWN TIME AFTER 3:59 PM.

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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                                        (rev. Nov-03)

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 3:59 pm.

        The President's schedule
            -Meeting with Senate leaders
                -William E. Brock III
                     -North Carolina

Woods left at an unknown time before 4:02 pm.

                 -Duration
                      -Eliot L. Richardson
                 -Ronald L. Ziegler
                 -Press photographs
             -Letters
                 -Congressional candidates

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:02 pm.

Also recorded on October 10, 1972

795-017 1:37 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:37 pm to 2:30 pm.
366-001 2:30 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 2:40 pm.
366-002 2:30 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 2:40 pm.
366-003 2:40 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Marjorie P. Acker, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:40 pm to 3:37 pm.
795-018 3:43 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:43 pm to 3:49 pm.
795-019 3:49 PM · 18 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 3:59 pm.
795-021 4:02 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Howard H. Baker, Jr., Harry F. Byrd, Jr., James L. Buckley, Robert P. Griffin, John G. Tower, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Edward L. Morgan, Ronald L. Ziegler, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:02 pm to 4:26 pm.
795-022 4:26 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Zosimo T. Monzon, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:26 pm and 4:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 795-020, October 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/795-020 (accessed September 18, 2026).