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Haldeman & Malek on Peter G. Nash and National Labor Relations Board

Tuesday, June 29, 1971 · 5:06 PM–5:35 PM ET · White House Telephone · 53 sec

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Malek, Frederic V.Conversation006-030 on Tape 6 (tape position 00:28:41–00:29:34)StartTuesday, June 29, 1971 at 5:06 PMEndTuesday, June 29, 1971 at 5:35 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-030 ↗

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H. R. Haldeman and Frederic V. Malek discuss the potential appointment of Peter G. Nash as counsel for the National Labor Relations Board. Malek reports that while Nash may not receive the same enthusiastic reception as Richard T. Burress, he is expected to secure confirmation without significant opposition from labor or business interests. Based on positive internal reviews from James D. Hodgson, Lawrence H. Silberman, and Maurice H. Stans, the pair concludes that the appointment remains viable.

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Hi Bob, Fred.
Do you have any readings on Nash for NLRB?
Yes.
Any negatives?
No, fairly positive.
He will be not received with his open arms as Burris on the hill, but it will be generally favorable reception and he won't have any problems getting confirmed.
The signals from industry, from business, are pretty good.
Hudson and Silverwood have made a pretty thorough survey, and Stans has also reported in it that businesses will be favorable.
And the indications are that labor, although they won't applaud anybody we appoint, will at least not be adamantly opposed.
They won't block him, at least?
No.
No.
Okay.
Very good thank you.

NARA Description

On June 29, 1971, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Frederic V. Malek 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 006-030 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 6-30
Date: June 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:06 pm and 5:35 pm
Location: White House Telephone

H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with Frederic V. Malek.

[See Conversation No. 531-28H]

     National Labor Relations Board [NLRB] counsel appointment
          -Peter G. Nash confirmation
          -Richard T. Burress
          -Labor-business views
          -James D. Hodgson
          -Lawrence H. Silberman
          -Maurice H. Stans

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Conversation 006-030, 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/006-030 (accessed October 5, 2026).