Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 802 › Conversation 802-007

Nixon & Haldeman on White House Administration and Presidential Agenda

Tuesday, October 17, 1972 · 6:29 PM–6:30 PM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation802-007 on Tape 802StartTuesday, October 17, 1972 at 6:29 PMEndTuesday, October 17, 1972 at 6:30 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 802-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman engaged in a brief exchange regarding the logistics of Haldeman's schedule and a pending request for a meeting with the President. The dialogue served to coordinate the President's availability and manage administrative priorities. No substantive policy decisions were reached during this short interaction.

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Uh, you still talking?

NARA Description

On October 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:29 pm and 6:30 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 802-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 802-7

Date: October 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:29 pm and 6:30 pm
Location: Oval Office

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

        Haldeman's schedule
            -Request for a meeting with the President

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  • 031-106 6:26 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:26 pm to 6:27 pm.
  • 031-107 6:27 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:27 pm and 6:28 pm.
  • 031-108 6:28 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Pegge (Jendro) Begich talked on the telephone from 6:28 pm to 6:29 pm.
  • 802-006 6:28 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Pegge (Jendro) Begich met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:28 pm to 6:29 pm.
  • 802-008 6:29 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:29 pm and 6:30 pm.
  • 802-009 6:30 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:30 pm to 7:17 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 802-007, October 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/802-007 (accessed October 10, 2026).