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Haldeman on Oval Office and Forgotten items

Tuesday, February 6, 1973 · 9:35 AM–11:16 AM ET · Oval Office · 29 sec

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation850-012 on Tape 850StartTuesday, February 6, 1973 at 9:35 AMEndTuesday, February 6, 1973 at 11:16 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 850-012 ↗

AI Summary

H. R. Haldeman met with unidentified individuals in the Oval Office to address the retrieval of a forgotten item. The discussion was brief and concluded before the participants departed the office. No significant policy developments or strategic decisions were recorded during this engagement.

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NARA Description

On February 6, 1973, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:35 am and 11:16 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 850-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 850-012
Date: February 6, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:35 am and 11:16 am
Location: Oval Office

H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman [?] met with unknown people.

       Forgotten item

Haldeman and unknown people left at an unknown time before 11:16 am.

Also recorded on February 6, 1973

  • 850-001 8:32 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:32 am and 9:08 am.
  • 850-002 8:32 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:32 am and 9:08 am.
  • 850-003 8:32 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:32 am and 9:08 am.
  • 850-004 9:08 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:08 am to 9:16 am.
  • 850-005 9:19 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:19 am to 9:35 am.
  • 112-003 9:35 AM · 1 hr 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Republican Congressional leaders, including Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Wallace F. Bennett, William E. Brock, III, John G. Tower, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, Samuel L. Devine, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, George H. W. Bush, Roy L. Ash, John D. Ehrlichman, William E. Timmons, Richard K. Cook, Thomas C. Korologos, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:35 am and 11:16 am.
  • 112-005 11:16 AM · 1 hr 5 min — L. Dean Brown, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 11:16 am on February 6, 1973 and 7:57 am on February 8, 1973.
  • 850-006 11:16 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:16 am to 11:17 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 850-012, February 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/850-012 (accessed October 12, 2026).