Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-027

Haldeman phone call on Clark MacGregor and White House logistics

Tuesday, June 29, 1971 · 5:06 PM–5:35 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operatorConversation006-027 on Tape 6 (tape position 00:27:31–00:27:37)StartTuesday, June 29, 1971 at 5:06 PMEndTuesday, June 29, 1971 at 5:35 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-027 ↗

AI Summary

H. R. Haldeman instructs the White House operator to connect him with Clark MacGregor. This brief interaction serves as an administrative bridge to facilitate direct communication between the Chief of Staff and the Director of the Office of Congressional Relations. No substantive policy discussions occur, as the call is purely logistical in nature.

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McGregor, please, for Hardeman.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On June 29, 1971, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 5:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-027 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 6-27

Date: June 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:06 pm and 5:35 pm
Location: White House Telephone

H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 531-28E]

     Call to Clark MacGregor

Also recorded on June 29, 1971

  • 006-025 4:32 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:32 pm and 5:03 pm.
  • 006-026 5:03 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 5:03 pm to 5:06 pm.
  • 006-028 5:06 PM · 59 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 5:35 pm.
  • 006-029 5:06 PM · 5 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 5:35 pm.
  • 006-030 5:06 PM · 53 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Frederic V. Malek talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 5:35 pm.
  • 006-031 5:06 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 5:35 pm.
  • 006-032 5:35 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 5:35 pm to 5:39 pm.
  • 006-033 5:39 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:39 pm and 5:44 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 006-027, June 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-027 (accessed October 12, 2026).