Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-058
Haldeman & MacGregor on Lockheed loan guarantee and William V. Roth, Jr.
Monday, August 2, 1971 · 1:19 PM–11:07 PM ET · White House Telephone · 28 sec
AI Summary
H. R. Haldeman and Clark MacGregor coordinated the administration's lobbying efforts regarding the pending Lockheed loan guarantee legislation. They reviewed President Nixon’s progress in securing necessary votes, noting that Senator William V. Roth, Jr.'s opposition was pressuring Senator J. Caleb Boggs to withhold his support. Haldeman directed MacGregor to report to the Oval Office immediately to strategize further on securing the required Senate backing.
- Lockheed loan guarantee
- William V. Roth, Jr.
- J. Caleb Boggs
- Congressional lobbying
- John B. Connally
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NARA Description
On August 2, 1971, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 11:07 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-058 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 7-58
Date: August 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:19 pm and 11:07 pm
Location: White House Telephone
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with Clark MacGregor.
[See Conversation No. 553-6Q]
MacGregor's location
Lockheed Amendment
-The President's calls
-William V. Roth, Jr.
-John B. Connally
-Roth
-J. Caleb Boggs
MacGregor
-Old Executive Office BuildingAlso recorded on August 2, 1971
- 007-052 1:08 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:08 pm.
- 007-053 1:08 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:08 pm.
- 007-054 1:17 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Caleb Boggs talked on the telephone from 1:17 pm to 1:18 pm.
- 007-055 1:19 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:19 pm.
- 007-056 1:19 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:19 pm.
- 007-057 1:19 PM · 8 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 11:07 pm.
- 007-059 1:19 PM · 3 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 11:07 pm.
- 007-060 1:19 PM · 35 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and John B. Connally talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 11:07 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 007-058, August 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-058 (accessed October 9, 2026).