Major participants in the Nixon White House tapes
Richard M. Nixon served as the 37th President of the United States from January 1969 until his resignation in August 1974. In February 1971, he ordere...
Stephen B. Bull served in the Nixon administration from its inception, initially working as a Staff Assistant to the President from January 1969 to Fe...
H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman served as President Richard Nixon's White House Chief of Staff from January 1969 until his resignation in April 1973. Acting as...
Manuel "Manolo" Sanchez served as President Richard Nixon's personal valet throughout his entire administration, providing intimate daily assistance f...
During the Nixon administration, Henry A. Kissinger served as the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs from January 1969 through t...
Ronald L. Ziegler served as White House Press Secretary from January 1969 to August 1974, acting as President Nixon's primary spokesperson throughout ...
Alexander P. Butterfield served as Deputy Assistant to President Nixon from January 1969 to March 1973, a role in which he oversaw the installation an...
Charles W. Colson served as Special Counsel to the President from November 1969 to March 1973, and concurrently as the Director of the Office of Publi...
John D. Ehrlichman initially served as Counsel to the President from January 1969 to November 1969, where his duties quickly expanded from legal issue...
Rose Mary Woods served as President Richard Nixon's fiercely loyal Personal Secretary from January 1969 to May 1973, acting as a crucial gatekeeper to...
Alexander M. Haig, Jr. began his service in the Nixon administration as a military assistant to National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger from January...
George P. Shultz was a central economic architect of the Nixon administration, serving first as Secretary of Labor from January 1969 to July 1970. Dur...
As the younger daughter of President Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower served as a prominent public surrogate and campaigner, notably during the 1972 re-e...
Thelma C. "Pat" Ryan Nixon served as the First Lady of the United States throughout her husband Richard Nixon's presidency from January 1969 to August...
John B. Connally was a conservative Democratic politician and former Governor of Texas who became a close confidant of President Richard Nixon. During...
William P. Rogers served as the United States Secretary of State from January 1969 to September 1973, encompassing the entirety of the Nixon White Hou...
Tricia Nixon Cox is the elder daughter of President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon, serving in the highly visible public role of First Daughte...
William E. Timmons served as a key legislative aide during the Nixon administration, managing the White House's relationship with Congress. He initial...
John N. Mitchell served as the 67th Attorney General of the United States from January 1969 until February 1972. He transitioned from the Justice Depa...
Clark MacGregor was a Republican U.S. Representative from Minnesota who joined the Nixon administration in January 1971 as Counsel to the President fo...
Raymond K. Price, Jr. was a prominent speechwriter and trusted confidant in the Nixon administration, known for his moderate political views and elega...
Peter M. Flanigan served as a key economic and commercial advisor during the Nixon administration, earning the nickname "Mr. Fixit" for his handling o...
During the Nixon administration, Gerald R. Ford served as the House Minority Leader, representing Michigan as a Republican and acting as a crucial leg...
Kenneth R. Cole Jr. served on the White House staff throughout the entire Nixon administration, playing a key role in shaping domestic policy. During ...
Spiro T. Agnew served as the 39th Vice President of the United States throughout the entirety of the Nixon White House taping period, holding the offi...
Patrick J. Buchanan served as a key advisor and speechwriter throughout the Nixon administration, specializing in political strategy and media analysi...
Marjorie P. Acker served as a Staff Assistant and Secretary to Rose Mary Woods, President Richard Nixon's personal secretary, throughout the Nixon adm...
Melvin R. Laird, previously a Republican Representative from Wisconsin, served as President Richard Nixon's Secretary of Defense from January 1969 to ...
Charles G. "Bebe" Rebozo was a Florida banker and businessman who served as President Richard Nixon's closest personal friend and unofficial confidant...
Hugh Scott was a Republican U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania who served as the Senate Minority Leader during the majority of the Nixon administration, i...
Herbert Stein served as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) from January 1969 to December 1971, helping to design the Nixon administrat...
Elliot L. Richardson served in an unprecedented four senior positions during the Nixon administration, beginning as Under Secretary of State from Janu...
William L. Safire served as a Special Assistant to the President and speechwriter from the beginning of the Nixon administration in January 1969 until...
During the Nixon administration, George H. W. Bush initially served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas from Januar...
Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger served in several key domestic policy roles during the Nixon administration, earning the nickname "Cap the Knife" for his...
Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins served as the personal photographer to President Richard Nixon and the Chief Official White House Photographer from the beg...
Leslie C. Arends was a Republican U.S. Representative from Illinois and served as the House Minority Whip throughout the entirety of the Nixon adminis...
Herbert G. Klein served as the first Director of Communications for the Executive Branch under President Richard Nixon, holding the position from Janu...
Peter G. Peterson joined the Nixon administration in February 1971 as Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs, where he helped l...
Brent Scowcroft was a career U.S. Air Force officer who served as a key national security aide during the Nixon administration, frequently interacting...
John W. Dean III began his service in the Nixon administration as Associate Deputy Attorney General from February 1969 to July 1970, when he transitio...
Admiral Thomas H. Moorer began the Nixon administration as Chief of Naval Operations, a post he held from August 1967 until July 1970. In July 1970, P...
J. Fred Buzhardt Jr. began the Nixon administration as Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Administration (February 1969 to Ju...
Robert P. Griffin was a Republican U.S. Senator from Michigan whose tenure spanned from May 1966 to January 1979. Throughout the Nixon administration ...
Richard K. Cook served as a key legislative liaison for the Nixon administration, focusing on relations with the U.S. House of Representatives. He hel...
James D. Hodgson served as Under Secretary of Labor from February 1969 to July 1970, when he was elevated to Secretary of Labor following George Shult...
Richard G. Kleindienst began his service in the Nixon administration as Deputy Attorney General in January 1969, a position he held until he was eleva...
Donald H. Rumsfeld, a Republican congressman from Illinois, resigned his seat to join the Nixon administration as Director of the Office of Economic O...
Arthur F. Burns was a prominent economist who initially served as Counselor to the President starting in January 1969, advising Richard Nixon on domes...
Robert H. Finch was a close friend and political confidant of Richard Nixon who initially served as the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare fr...
Richard T. Kennedy was a career U.S. Army officer who served on the National Security Council staff under Henry Kissinger during the Nixon administrat...
Thomas C. Korologos was a key legislative liaison for the Nixon administration, playing a prominent role in the White House Office of Congressional Re...
Harry S. Dent Sr. was a key political strategist for Richard Nixon, widely recognized as an architect of the Republican "Southern Strategy." He joined...
During the Nixon administration, Robert J. Dole served as a Republican U.S. Senator from Kansas, a position he assumed in January 1969 and held throug...
Paul W. McCracken served as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers from January 1969 until December 1971. During the early months of the White H...
Peter J. Brennan began the Nixon taping period as president of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, a role he held from O...
Frederic V. Malek served as a key management strategist for the Nixon administration, professionalizing the recruitment of political appointees as Dir...
Roy L. Ash was a business executive who played a major role in restructuring the executive branch during the Nixon administration. He initially served...
John A. Scali was a former ABC News correspondent who joined the Nixon administration in April 1971 as a Special Consultant to the President for forei...
Leonard Garment served as Special Consultant to the President from May 1969 to January 1974, advising Richard Nixon on civil rights, the arts, and min...
During the Nixon administration, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield served as the Democratic U.S. Senator from Montana and the Senate Majority Leader, a po...
Rogers C. B. Morton began the Nixon administration serving concurrently as a Republican U.S. Representative from Maryland and Chairman of the Republic...
John K. Andrews, Jr. served as a staff assistant in the Nixon administration from 1969 to 1973, initially working in the Press Office before transitio...
George W. Romney served as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from the beginning of the Nixon administration in January 1969 until J...
Richard A. Moore served as a senior advisor and legal counsel during the Nixon administration. At the start of the White House taping period in Februa...
Clifford M. Hardin served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture during the first half of the Nixon administration, holding the position from J...
John V. "Jack" Brennan served as the Marine Corps Aide to President Richard Nixon throughout his administration, acting as a trusted military assistan...
Walter R. Tkach was a U.S. Air Force Major General who served as the Physician to the President from January 1969 to September 1974. During the White ...
During the Nixon administration, John A. Volpe served as the Secretary of Transportation from January 1969 until February 1973, a period that included...
Egil "Bud" Krogh Jr. served as Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs from November 1969 to February 1973, advising Richard Nixon on d...
Maurice H. Stans served as President Nixon's Secretary of Commerce from January 1969 until February 1972. During the taping period, in February 1972, ...
Lawrence M. Higby served as Deputy Assistant to the President and the primary administrative aide to White House Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman from Jan...
Earl L. Butz served as Secretary of Agriculture, taking office in December 1971 and remaining in the position through the end of the Nixon administrat...
Bryce N. Harlow was a trusted political advisor to President Richard Nixon, initially serving as Assistant to the President for Legislative and Congre...
John C. Whitaker began his service in the Nixon administration as Secretary to the Cabinet in January 1969 before transitioning to Deputy Assistant to...
Nellie L. Yates was a career civil servant who worked in the West Wing across seven presidential administrations. During the Nixon administration, she...
Barber B. Conable Jr. was a Republican U.S. Representative from New York who served in Congress from January 1965 to January 1985. During the White Ho...
James D. ("Don") Hughes served as the Armed Forces Aide (later Military Assistant) to President Richard Nixon from January 1969 to February 1972, mana...
Henry C. Cashen II served in the Nixon administration from its inception, initially working as Deputy Counsel to the President from January 1969 to Ju...
John G. Tower was a Republican United States Senator from Texas, serving from June 1961 to January 1985, which spanned the entirety of the Nixon admin...
Samuel L. Devine was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Ohio's 12th congressional district from January 1959 to Jan...
John J. Rhodes was a Republican Congressman from Arizona who, during the Nixon taping period, served as the Chairman of the House Republican Policy Co...
Gerald L. Warren served as Deputy Press Secretary to President Richard Nixon from January 1969 until Nixon's resignation in August 1974. During the Wh...
Richard M. Helms served as the Director of Central Intelligence from June 1966 until February 1973, making him a central figure during the majority of...
Henry E. Petersen was a career Justice Department official who played a central role in the early stages of the Watergate investigation. During the Ni...
During the Nixon taping period, Nelson A. Rockefeller served as the 49th Governor of New York, a position he held from January 1959 until December 197...
John C. Stennis, a Democratic senator from Mississippi, served as the influential Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee throughout the Nixon...
Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson was a Republican Congressman from California who served throughout the Nixon administration. During the taping period, he rep...
John B. Anderson was a Republican Congressman from Illinois's 16th district throughout the Nixon administration. In 1969, he became the Chairman of th...
Anatoliy F. Dobrynin served as the Soviet Ambassador to the United States throughout the entirety of the Nixon administration. During the White House ...
John E. Nidecker served in the Nixon administration as a Deputy Special Assistant for Congressional Affairs, a role he was appointed to in 1969 and he...
Wallace F. Bennett was a Republican Senator from Utah who served throughout the entire Nixon administration. During the White House taping period, he ...
During the Nixon White House taping period, Anne L. Armstrong held significant national political roles. From 1971 until early 1973, she served as the...
During the Nixon White House taping period, James T. Lynn held two key sub-cabinet and cabinet-level positions. He began the period as Undersecretary ...
George A. Lincoln served as the Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness for the duration of the Nixon taping period. Appointed by President N...
Richard H. Poff, a Republican Congressman from Virginia's 6th district, was a key figure during the Nixon administration. In 1971, President Nixon ser...
Dwight L. Chapin began his service in the Nixon administration as a Special Assistant to the President in January 1969, a role in which he acted as th...
Max L. Friedersdorf served in the White House legislative liaison office throughout the taping period. He began as a Special Assistant for Congression...
Helmut "Hal" Sonnenfeldt was a senior staff member of the National Security Council from January 1969 until late 1973, serving as a close advisor to H...
Robert J. Brown served as a Special Assistant to President Richard Nixon, a role he began in 1969. During the taping period, he focused on community r...
William F. "Billy" Graham was a prominent evangelist who served as a close spiritual advisor and informal confidant to President Richard Nixon. During...
During the Nixon administration, Margaret Chase Smith served as a Republican United States Senator from Maine, a position she held until her departure...
Norris Cotton was a Republican United States Senator from New Hampshire, serving from November 1954 until his resignation in December 1974. A close pe...
During the Nixon administration, Wilbur D. Mills served as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Arkansas and the highly influential Chairman of the H...
David N. Parker served in the Nixon administration, joining the White House staff in January 1971. He initially worked in Dwight Chapin's appointments...
Carl B. Albert, a Democrat from Oklahoma, served as the 46th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives during the latter part of the Nixon administ...
Milton R. Young was a senior Republican Senator from North Dakota during the entire Nixon administration. As a long-serving member of the Senate, he i...
Gordon L. Allott was a Republican Senator from Colorado who served throughout the entire Nixon administration. During this time, from 1969 until he le...
James H. Cavanaugh served on the White House staff during the Nixon administration, beginning in 1971 as the Staff Assistant to the President for Heal...
Zosimo T. Monzon, a Master Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy, is documented as having interacted with the Nixon administration on several occasions...
Edward R. F. Cox was primarily known during the Nixon administration as the son-in-law of President Richard Nixon, having married his daughter Tricia ...
Dr. Edward E. David Jr. served as the Science Advisor to President Richard M. Nixon and the Director of the White House Office of Science and Technolo...
George H. Mahon, a Democratic Congressman from Texas, was a powerful figure in Washington during the Nixon administration as the Chairman of the House...
During the White House taping period, Kenneth Rush first served as the U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, where he was a chief negotiator of the signifi...
John T. Dunlop, a labor economist and Harvard dean, played a key role in the Nixon administration's efforts to combat inflation during the taping peri...
John W. Byrnes was a Republican Congressman from Wisconsin's 8th district who served throughout the entirety of the Nixon administration's taping peri...
David M. Kennedy served as President Nixon's first Secretary of the Treasury from January 1969 until February 1971. During the initial part of the Whi...
George Meany served as the president of the AFL-CIO throughout the entirety of the Nixon administration. During this period, he maintained a complex r...
J. Philip Campbell, a former Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture, served as the Under Secretary of Agriculture throughout the Nixon administration and...
Geoffrey C. Shepard served on the White House staff for five years during the Nixon administration. [6, 7] He began as a White House Fellow in 1969 be...
Peter H. Dominick was a Republican Senator from Colorado who served throughout the entire Nixon administration, from 1969 to 1975. During the core of ...
Hobart D. Lewis, the head of Reader's Digest, was a longtime acquaintance and informal advisor to President Richard Nixon. [1] During the White House ...
Mark I. Goode served in the Nixon administration as a media consultant and television producer. In 1971, President Nixon appointed him as a special as...
Barry M. Goldwater, a Republican Senator from Arizona, served in the U.S. Senate throughout the entire Nixon administration. During the White House ta...
During the Nixon White House taping period, John N. Irwin, II served as a high-level diplomat. He began as Under Secretary of State in September 1970 ...
H. Allen Smith was a Republican congressman representing California's 20th district, serving from 1957 until January 1973. During the Nixon administra...
F. Edward Hébert, a Democratic Congressman from Louisiana, served as the influential Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee during a significa...
Arnold R. Weber served as the associate director of the Office of Management and Budget from 1970 until 1971. In 1971, he became the executive directo...
David C. Hoopes began his service in the Nixon administration in April 1971 as a staff assistant to the President. In this capacity, which he held thr...
Thomas Hart served in the Nixon administration as a Staff Assistant and Special Assistant to the President. He appears as a participant in several con...
David Packard served as the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense from January 1969 until his resignation in December 1971. [1, 3] During the early part of...
George T. Bell served as a special assistant to President Richard Nixon, working under Charles Colson. He is most known for compiling the infamous "Ni...
Frank T. Bow was a Republican Congressman from Ohio's 16th district who served throughout the Nixon administration until his death. During the taping ...
Bill Beckman appears as a participant in several telephone conversations recorded at Camp David between May 18, 1972, and June 6, 1972. The content of...
During the Nixon administration, George D. Aiken was a senior Republican U.S. Senator from Vermont, having served in the Senate since 1941. Throughout...
During the Nixon administration, Robert C. Byrd, a Democratic senator from West Virginia, ascended in the Senate leadership. At the beginning of the t...
During the Nixon administration, Ronald W. Reagan served as the 33rd Governor of California, a position he held for two terms. As a prominent Republic...
During the Nixon White House taping period, Kenneth E. BeLieu transitioned from his role as Deputy Assistant to the President for Congressional Relati...
Charls E. Walker served in the Treasury Department for the majority of the Nixon administration. During the White House taping period, he was the Unde...
Paul W. Keyes was an Emmy-winning comedy writer and producer who served as a trusted informal advisor and friend to President Richard Nixon. During th...
During the Nixon administration, Dr. James R. Schlesinger held a series of high-level positions. He began as the assistant director of the Bureau of t...
Arthur J. Sohmer served as the chief of staff and assistant to Vice President Spiro T. Agnew from 1969 until Agnew's resignation in 1973. In this capa...
J. William Fulbright, a Democratic senator from Arkansas, served as the influential chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee throughout the ...
Gerard C. Smith served as the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) throughout the Nixon taping period, a position he held from 1...
During the Nixon administration taping period, W. J. Usery, Jr. served as the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor-Management Relations, a position ...
George E. Allen was a lawyer, businessman, and a friend to several U.S. presidents, including Richard Nixon. During the Nixon administration, particul...
David Eisenhower, the grandson of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and son-in-law of President Richard Nixon, served as an officer in the United States ...
Virginia H. Knauer was a prominent figure in the Nixon administration, serving as the highest-ranking woman for a significant period. In April 1969, s...
J. Edgar Hoover continued to serve as the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation during the Nixon administration, a position he had held sinc...
Frederick B. Dent was appointed Secretary of Commerce by President Richard Nixon, a role he began in February 1973. He served in this capacity for the...
U. Alexis Johnson served as a high-ranking diplomat during the Nixon administration, holding the position of Under Secretary of State for Political Af...
Russell B. Long, a Democratic Senator from Louisiana, was the influential Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee for the entirety of the Nixon admin...
Jack R. Miller was a Republican United States Senator from Iowa, serving from 1961 until January 1973. During the Nixon taping period, he was a sittin...
Howard H. Baker Jr. was a Republican U.S. Senator from Tennessee throughout the Nixon administration. A key figure during the Nixon taping period, he ...
Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, Jr., a Democratic Congressman from Massachusetts, served as the House Majority Whip starting in January 1971. In this role, h...
William L. Gifford served in the Nixon administration in several capacities, primarily focusing on legislative affairs. He began as a Special Assistan...
Claude S. Brinegar, a former oil company executive, was appointed by President Nixon as the third U.S. Secretary of Transportation. He began his servi...
William Hirsch appears as a participant in several conversations captured on the White House Tapes at Camp David between October 1972 and February 197...
President Richard Nixon appointed Warren E. Burger as the 15th Chief Justice of the United States in 1969, expecting him to lead a conservative court....
Frank E. Fitzsimmons served as the acting president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from 1967 until he was elected president in July 197...
Stanley S. Scott began his service in the Nixon administration in June 1971 as Assistant to the Director of Communications for the Executive Branch, w...
Idanell "Nellie" Connally was the wife of John Connally, who served as President Nixon's Secretary of the Treasury. She moved to Washington, D.C. in 1...
W. Rick Howard served in the Nixon administration, initially as an Administrative Assistant in the Department of Commerce starting in 1969. In 1970, h...
Joe D. Waggonner, Jr. was a Democratic Congressman from Louisiana's 4th district who served throughout the Nixon administration. A conservative, he wa...
William F. Rhatican served in several capacities within the Nixon White House during the taping period. He began in Herbert G. Klein's communications ...
During the Nixon administration, Laurence H. Silberman served as Solicitor of the Department of Labor before becoming Under Secretary of Labor in 1970...
Dr. William M. Lukash served as an Assistant White House Physician throughout the Nixon administration, having started in the same role under Presiden...
Winton M. "Red" Blount, Jr. served as President Nixon's Postmaster General from January 1969 until January 1972. During the taping period, he oversaw ...
Kenneth W. Clawson served as the Deputy Director of Communications for the Nixon administration, a role he began in February 1972. Within the White Ho...
William S. Mailliard was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing San Francisco, California, throughout the Nixon admini...
During the Nixon administration, Vernon A. Walters served as the U.S. military attaché in Paris until May 1972, where he played a key role in facilita...
Robert T. Stafford, a Republican from Vermont, served in the U.S. House of Representatives at the beginning of the Nixon administration. In September ...
John G. Veneman served as Under Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) for a significant portion of the Nixon administrat...
John L. McClellan, a Democratic Senator from Arkansas, was a powerful figure in Congress during the Nixon administration. Throughout the taping period...
Edwin L. Harper served in the Nixon administration as a Special Assistant to the President and Assistant Director of the Domestic Council. During the ...
Jacob K. Javits, a liberal Republican Senator from New York, served throughout the Nixon administration. During the White House taping period, he was ...
William H. Carruthers, a television executive and producer, served as a Special Consultant to the Nixon administration. He appears in White House reco...
William J. Baroody, Jr. served as an aide to Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird from 1969 until 1973. In 1973, he transitioned to the White House as a ...
Ezra Solomon was an economist who served as a member of President Nixon's Council of Economic Advisers from September 1971 to March 1973. During this ...
Thomas Hale Boggs, a Democratic Congressman from Louisiana, served as the House Majority Leader for the entirety of the White House taping period unti...
Donald E. Johnson served as the Administrator of Veterans Affairs for the duration of the Nixon administration, from 1969 to 1974. During the White Ho...