Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-083

Haldeman & MacGregor on Senate and Thanksgiving recess

Monday, November 22, 1971 · 10:51 AM–10:56 AM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; MacGregor, ClarkConversation015-083 on Tape 15 (tape position 02:53:08–02:54:31)StartMonday, November 22, 1971 at 10:51 AMEndMonday, November 22, 1971 at 10:56 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 015-083 ↗

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H. R. Haldeman consulted Clark MacGregor to determine the expected schedule for the Senate's Thanksgiving recess. MacGregor projected that the Senate would likely adjourn between 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, noting that legislators were eager to travel home for the holiday. No further legislative sessions were anticipated for that Wednesday evening.

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Gregor, please, this is Haldeman.
Yes, sir.
Yes, Bob.
Do we have any reading on when the Senate's going to pull out this week?
None other than Wednesday afternoon.
Nothing more precise than Wednesday afternoon.
What's your guess as to time Wednesday afternoon?
My guess is mid-afternoon.
You think they will?
You don't think they'll go into Wednesday night?
I do not think so, because a number of Senators do want to be there.
respective homes around the country for Thanksgiving.
So you think they'll go at 3 or something like that?
Their goal is 3 o'clock.
It could be later, but I do not anticipate a Wednesday night session.
If they went beyond 5, I'd be very surprised.
I would anticipate a adjournment sometime between 3 and 5.
Okay.
You bet.
Thank you.
Bye.

NARA Description

On November 22, 1971, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:51 am and 10:56 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-083 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 15-83

Date: November 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:51 and 10:56 am
Location: White House Telephone

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

[See also Conversation No. 621-44A]

     Request for a call to Clark MacGregor

Haldeman talked with Clark MacGregor at an unknown time.

     Senate
          -Thanksgiving recess
               -Time

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 015-083, November 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-083 (accessed October 1, 2026).