Barry M. Goldwater, a Republican Senator from Arizona, served in the U.S. Senate throughout the entire Nixon administration. During the White House taping period, he was a prominent conservative voice in Congress. Although he and President Nixon were political allies, Goldwater later played a key role in advising the president to resign in the face of the Watergate scandal in August 1974.
On April 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Republican senators, including Barry M. Goldwater, Henry L. Bellmon, John G. Tower, Howard H. Baker, Jr., Robert J. Dole, Edward J. Gurney, J. Caleb Boggs, Carl T. Curtis, Clifford P. Hansen, Jack R. Miller, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Kenneth E. BeLieu, Eugene S. Cowen, Harry S. Dent, and Henry A. Kissinger, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 5:17 pm to 6:21 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 055-001 of the White House Tapes.
On June 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Charles W. Colson, Clark MacGregor, Barry M. Goldwater, White House photographer, Henry A. Kissinger, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:42 pm to 3:33 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 524-027 of the White House Tapes.
On June 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Barry M. Goldwater talked on the telephone from 9:59 am to 10:00 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-045 of the White House Tapes.
On June 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Barry M. Goldwater, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:02 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 532-008 of the White House Tapes.
On August 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Stephen B. Bull, John B. Connally, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Carl T. Curtis, Barry M. Goldwater, John D. Ehrlichman, Edward L. Morgan, George D. Aiken, Manolo Sanchez, J. Caleb Boggs, and Clark MacGregor met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:58 am to 2:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 553-006 of the White House Tapes.
On August 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Barry M. Goldwater talked on the telephone from 12:04 pm to 12:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-046 of the White House Tapes.
On August 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Barry M. Goldwater talked on the telephone from 8:59 pm to 9:06 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-107 of the White House Tapes.
On October 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Barry M. Goldwater talked on the telephone from 8:25 am to 8:27 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-065 of the White House Tapes.
On October 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Barry M. Goldwater met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:25 am to 8:27 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 283-013 of the White House Tapes.
On November 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Barry M. Goldwater talked on the telephone from 2:51 pm to 2:54 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-017 of the White House Tapes.
On November 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Barry M. Goldwater met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:51 pm to 2:54 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 299-014 of the White House Tapes.
On November 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and Barry M. Goldwater met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:10 am to 10:22 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 621-043 of the White House Tapes.
On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Republican Congressional leaders, including Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Norris Cotton, Gordon L. Allott, Peter H. Dominick, Barry M. Goldwater, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, Samuel L. Devine, Richard H. Poff, Barber B. Conable, Jr., H. Allen Smith, Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, John W. Byrnes, Frank T. Bow, Robert J. Dole, George P. Shultz, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Herbert Stein, John D. Ehrlichman, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Richard K. Cook, Thomas C. Korologos, Harry S. Dent, Ronald L. Ziegler, Bryce N. Harlow, Noel C. Koch, William L. Gifford, Henry A. Kissinger, and William P. Rogers, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 7:47 am and 10:02 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 088-002 of the White House Tapes.
On February 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Robert C. Byrd, J. William Fulbright, John C. Stennis, Gale W. McGee, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Margaret Chase Smith, George D. Aiken, Milton R. Young, Barry M. Goldwater, Carl B. Albert, [Thomas] Hale Boggs, F. Edward Hébert; Dr. Thomas E. ("Doc") Morgan, George H. Mahon, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, William S. Mailliard, Henry A. Kissinger, William E. Timmons, Richard K. Cook, Thomas C. Korologos, John A. Scali, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., John D. Ehrlichman, the White House photographer, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 9:22 am to 10:00 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 091-001 of the White House Tapes.
On February 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including Allen J. Ellender, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Robert C. Byrd, J. William Fulbright, John C. Stennis, Gale W. McGee, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Margaret Chase Smith, George D. Aiken, Milton R. Young, Barry M. Goldwater, F. Edward Hébert, Dr. Thomas E. ("Doc") Morgan, George H. Mahon, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, William S. Mailliard, Frank T. Bow, Henry A. Kissinger, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Richard K. Cook, Thomas C. Korologos, Ronald L. Ziegler, William P. Rogers, Marshall Green, White House photographer, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 10:07 am to 11:45 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 092-001 of the White House Tapes.
On August 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Barry M. Goldwater, Pamela Powell, unknown person(s), and John J. Rhodes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:25 am to 11:35 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 361-016 of the White House Tapes.
On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Barry M. Goldwater talked on the telephone from 10:47 am to 10:48 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-052 of the White House Tapes.
On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Barry M. Goldwater, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:47 am to 10:48 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 799-016 of the White House Tapes.
On January 24, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Robert C. Byrd, John C. Stennis, John L. McClellan, J. William Fulbright, Henry M. ("Scoop") Jackson, Gale W. McGee, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Strom Thurmond, Milton R. Young, George D. Aiken, John G. Tower, Barry M. Goldwater, John J. McFall, Gerald R. Ford, George H. Mahon, Dr. Thomas E. ("Doc") Morgan, Samuel S. Stratton, Joe D. Waggonner, Jr., Leslie C. Arends, William G. Bray, Elford A. Cederberg, William S. Mailliard, Samuel L. Devine, Jack F. Kemp, as well as William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, Thomas C. Korologos, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 8:36 am to 10:49 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 111-003 of the White House Tapes.
On May 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Barry M. Goldwater, William E. Timmons, Max L. Friedersdorf, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:19 am to 11:24 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 911-023 of the White House Tapes.