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 October 1957 until January 1973. After organizing pro-administration "Hard Hat" rallies and securing crucial union support for Nixon's 1972 reelection, Brennan transitioned from a regional labor leader to a federal cabinet official. He was appointed U.S. Secretary of Labor, serving in this position from February 1973 until March 1975, which covered the remainder of the White House taping period.
On July 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Peter J. Brennan, White House photographer, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:41 am to 11:26 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 535-005 of the White House Tapes.
On September 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 12:23 pm to 12:24 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-116 of the White House Tapes.
On May 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 8:55 am to 8:58 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-164 of the White House Tapes.
On May 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Peter J. Brennan, Rose Mary Woods, Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:55 am to 10:09 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 720-004 of the White House Tapes.
On November 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:26 am to 9:59 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 379-010 of the White House Tapes.
President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 9:50 am on November 15, 1972 and 8:43 am on November 16, 1972. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 225-017 of the White House Tapes.
On December 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:57 am and 8:10 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 387-002 of the White House Tapes.
On December 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Ronald L. Ziegler, Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), White House operator, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo, and Peter J. Brennan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:25 am to 12:44 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 824-002 of the White House Tapes.
On December 20, 1972, Herbert Stein, George Meany, John H. ("Jack") Lyons, C. L. Dennis, Paul Hall, I[lorwith] W. Abel, Frank E. Fitzsimmons, Pat Greathouse, Peter J. Brennan, Donald H. Rumsfeld, and George P. Shultz met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 am and 11:24 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 110-011 of the White House Tapes.
On December 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the National Commission on Productivity, including George Meany, John H. ("Jack") Lyons, C. L. Dennis, Paul Hall, I[lorwith] W. Abel, Frank E. Fitzsimmons, Pat Greathouse, Peter J. Brennan, George P. Shultz, Herbert Stein, and Donald H. Rumsfeld, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:32 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 111-001 of the White House Tapes.
On December 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Peter J. Brennan, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:01 am to 12:01 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 828-013 of the White House Tapes.
On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, and Peter J. Brennan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:04 am to 9:42 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 838-011 of the White House Tapes.
On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 9:08 am to 9:09 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-128 of the White House Tapes.
On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Elliot L. Richardson, Richard G. Kleindienst, Rogers C. B. Morton, Earl L. Butz, Frederick B. Dent, Peter J. Brennan, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, James T. Lynn, Claude S. Brinegar, Roy L. Ash, John A. Scali, Anne L. Armstrong, George P. Shultz, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, Peter M. Flanigan, William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Herbert Stein, William L. Safire, Leonard Garment, George H. W. Bush, the White House photographer, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 8:38 pm to 9:05 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 111-002 of the White House Tapes.
On January 24, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William P. Rogers, George P. Shultz, Elliot L. Richardson, Richard G. Kleindienst, Rogers C. B. Morton, Earl L. Butz, Frederick B. Dent, Peter J. Brennan, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, James T. Lynn, Claude S. Brinegar, Roy L. Ash, John A. Scali, Anne L. Armstrong, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Henry A. Kissinger, Peter M. Flanigan, William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Herbert Stein, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., and George H. W. Bush, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 4:42 pm and 6:10 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 113-001 of the White House Tapes.
On January 24, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William P. Rogers, George P. Shultz, Elliot L. Richardson, Richard G. Kleindienst, Rogers C. B. Morton, Earl L. Butz, Frederick B. Dent, Peter J. Brennan, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, James T. Lynn, Claude S. Brinegar, Roy L. Ash, John A. Scali, Anne L. Armstrong, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Henry A. Kissinger, Peter M. Flanigan, William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Herbert Stein, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., George H. W. Bush, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 4:42 pm and 6:10 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 111-004 of the White House Tapes.
On January 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 1:22 pm to 1:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-118 of the White House Tapes.
On January 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:22 pm and 1:23 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 406-010 of the White House Tapes.
On January 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 6:50 pm to 6:51 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-120 of the White House Tapes.
On January 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:50 pm to 6:51 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 406-026 of the White House Tapes.
On January 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 6:56 pm to 6:57 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-122 of the White House Tapes.
On January 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:56 pm to 6:57 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 406-028 of the White House Tapes.
On January 31, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 10:04 am to 10:06 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-004 of the White House Tapes.
On January 31, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:04 am to 10:06 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 403-015 of the White House Tapes.
On January 31, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Peter J. Brennan, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:18 am to 10:56 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 403-019 of the White House Tapes.
On January 31, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 12:38 pm to 12:41 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-010 of the White House Tapes.
On January 31, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:38 pm to 12:41 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 403-027 of the White House Tapes.
On February 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William P. Rogers, George P. Shultz, Elliot L. Richardson, Richard G. Kleindienst, Rogers C. B. Morton, J. Philip Campbell, Frederick B. Dent, Peter J. Brennan, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, James T. Lynn, Claude S. Brinegar, Roy L. Ash, John A. Scali, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Peter M. Flanigan, William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, George H. W. Bush, Bryce N. Harlow, and Arthur J. Sohmer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 9:39 am to 11:59 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 114-001 of the White House Tapes.
On February 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 3:18 pm to 3:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-120 of the White House Tapes.
On February 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:18 pm to 3:22 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 411-006 of the White House Tapes.
On February 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Peter J. Brennan, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., James F. Oates, James H. Cavanaugh, Col. H. Spencer Faircloth, William H. Ayers, Lawrence L. O???Conner, Richard Gerstenberg, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:53 am to 11:13 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 862-008 of the White House Tapes.
On March 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 4:42 pm to 4:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-020 of the White House Tapes.
On March 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:42 pm to 4:44 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 416-011 of the White House Tapes.
On March 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 9:24 am to 9:27 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-027 of the White House Tapes.
On March 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:24 am to 9:27 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 414-009 of the White House Tapes.
On March 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:17 am and 9:19 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 868-005 of the White House Tapes.
On March 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 2:33 pm to 2:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-089 of the White House Tapes.
On March 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:42 am and 8:50 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-097 of the White House Tapes.
On March 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:42 am to 8:50 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 890-003 of the White House Tapes.
On April 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Peter J. Brennan, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:53 am to 12:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 895-020 of the White House Tapes.
On April 16, 1973, Stephen B. Bull, unknown person(s), and Peter J. Brennan met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 10:50 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 897-017 of the White House Tapes.
On April 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William J. Casey, George P. Shultz, William P. Clements, Jr., Richard G. Kleindienst, Joseph T. Sneed, John C. Whitaker, Stephen A. Wakefield, Earl L. Butz, J. Philip Campbell, Frederick B. Dent, William N. Letson, Peter J. Brennan, Richard F. Schubert, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Frank C. Carlucci, James T. Lynn, Floyd H. Hyde, Claude S. Brinegar, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., Anne L. Armstrong, George H. W. Bush, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., David R. Gergen, John D. Ehrlichman, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Raymond K. Price, Jr., William E. Timmons, Herbert Stein, Kenneth W. Clawson, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 8:39 am to 10:35 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 123-002 of the White House Tapes.
On April 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 12:04 pm to 12:07 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-131 of the White House Tapes.
On April 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:04 pm to 12:07 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 903-016 of the White House Tapes.
On May 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William P. Rogers, George P. Shultz, Elliot L. Richardson, Rogers C. B. Morton, Frederick B. Dent, Peter J. Brennan, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, James T. Lynn, Claude S. Brinegar, Roy L. Ash, Anne L. Armstrong, John A. Scali, J. Philip Campbell, Richard G. Kleindienst, William P. Clements, Jr., George H. W. Bush, William E. Timmons, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Henry A. Kissinger, Peter M. Flanigan, Ronald L. Ziegler, Kenneth W. Clawson, William J. Baroody, Jr., Richard A. Moore, W. Richard Howard, David R. Gergen, Patrick J. Buchanan, David N. Parker, Frederic V. Malek, Lawrence M. Higby, Bruce A. Kehrli, Stanley S. Scott, Stephen B. Bull, Rose Mary Woods, Arthur J. Sohmer, Lee W. Huebner, Jerry H. Jones, Donald F. Rodgers, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, Herbert G. Klein, Thomas C. Korologos, Gerald L. Warren, Andrew T. Falkiewicz, Max L. Friedersdorf, Lyndon K. Allin, Fred F. Fielding, Michael J. Farrell, James H. Falk, Richard M. Fairbanks, III, James H. Cavanaugh, Dana G. Mead, Geoffrey C. Shepard, and C. Gregg Petersmeyer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 11:52 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 120-001 of the White House Tapes.
On May 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers, including William P. Rogers, George P. Shultz, Elliot L. Richardson, Rogers C. B. Morton, Earl L. Butz, Frederick B. Dent, Peter J. Brennan, Caspar W. ("Cap) Weinberger, James T. Lynn, Claude S. Brinegar, Roy L. Ash, Anne L. Armstrong, John A. Scali, John B. Connally, George H. W. Bush, Dr. James R. Schlesinger, William E. Colby, Herbert Stein, General Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Peter M. Flanigan, William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 9:17 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 120-003 of the White House Tapes.
On May 25, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including [David] Kenneth Rush, George P. Shultz, Elliot L. Richardson, Rogers C. B. Morton, Earl L. Butz, Frederick B. Dent, Peter J. Brennan, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, James T. Lynn, Claude S. Brinegar, Roy L. Ash, Anne L. Armstrong, John A. Scali, Dr. James R. Schlesinger, George H. W. Bush, Herbert Stein, John B. Connally, Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Henry A. Kissinger, Peter M. Flanigan, William E. Timmons, Herbert G. Klein, Ronald L. Ziegler, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, Leonard Garment, Raymond K. Price, Jr., David R. Gergen, David N. Parker, Frederic V. Malek, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:41 am and 11:59 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 124-002 of the White House Tapes.
On June 7, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William P. Rogers, George P. Shultz, William P. Clements, Jr., Elliot L. Richardson, Rogers C. B. Morton, Earl L. Butz, Frederick B. Dent, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Floyd H. Hyde, John W. Barnum, Roy L. Ash, Anne L. Armstrong, John A. Scali, Melvin R. Laird, Peter J. Brennan, Hugh Scott, Gerald R. Ford, George H. W. Bush, John B. Connally, General Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Peter M. Flanigan, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., William E. Timmons, General Brent G. Scowcroft, Raymond K. Price, Jr., David R. Gergen, David N. Parker, Gerald L. Warren, Frederic V. Malek, Arthur J. Sohmer, Herbert Stein, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 10:04 am to 11:19 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 124-006 of the White House Tapes.
On July 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William P. Rogers, George P. Shultz, Dr. James R Schlesinger, Elliot L. Richardson, Rogers C. B. Morton, Earl L. Butz, Frederick B. Dent, Peter J. Brennan, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, James T. Lynn, Claude S. Brinegar, Roy L. Ash, Anne L. Armstrong, Melvin R. Laird, Bryce N Harlow, John B Connally, George H. W. Bush, Herbert Stein, John T. Dunlop, General Alexander M. Haig, Jr., John A. Love, Ronald L Ziegler, Peter M. Flanigan, Raymond K. Price, Jr., William E. Timmons, Frederic V. Malek, Arthur J. Sohmer, David R. Gergen, and David N. Parker, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:39 am and 10:32 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 128-003 of the White House Tapes.