H. R. “Bob” Haldeman October 27, 1926 - November 12, 1993 H. R. “Bob” Haldeman was White House chief of staff from January 1969 to April 1973. Appears in 14 Conversations June 17, 1971 'Our Track Record’s Pretty Stinky' July 1, 1971 'I Want the Brookings Institute Safe Cleaned Out' July 1, 1971 'I Really Need a Son of a Bitch' July 1, 1971 'You Need a Team' July 5, 1971 'The Jews Are Born Spies' September 18, 1971 'They're After Dan Schorr' May 18, 1972 'I Want the Goddamn Funds' June 23, 1972 The Smoking Gun August 1, 1972 'If It Blows, It Blows' August 1, 1972 'How Much Money Is Involved?' August 1, 1972 'No Way to Delay the Indictments' September 6, 1972 'The National Pride Thing' September 6, 1972 'Keep the Flag Flying' September 15, 1972 'Everybody Bugs Everybody Else'