Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-034
Haldeman & Ziegler on U.S. News & World Report and Press relations
Saturday, June 10, 1972 · 1:40 PM–4:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 57 sec
AI Summary
H. R. Haldeman and Ronald Ziegler discuss an upcoming article in U.S. News & World Report regarding the President's recent press conference. They evaluate the content and potential impact of the publication's coverage on the administration's public image. The discussion centers on coordinating the White House response and managing media narratives following the President's public remarks.
- U.S. News & World Report
- Press relations
- Media strategy
- Public relations
- Nixon administration
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Position in tape: 01:21:53 – 01:22:47
part A, 7:48
NARA Description
On June 10, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-034 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 25-34
Date: June 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with Ronald L. Ziegler.
[See Conversation No. 341-14G]
Article in US News and World Report
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Also recorded on June 10, 1972
- 025-025 1:40 PM · 11 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm.
- 025-026 1:40 PM · 5 min — unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm.
- 025-027 1:40 PM · 21 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm.
- 025-028 1:40 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm.
- 025-029 1:40 PM · 54 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm.
- 025-030 1:40 PM · 3 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm.
- 025-031 1:40 PM · 31 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm.
- 025-032 1:40 PM · 21 sec — the White House operator and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 025-034, June 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417193691). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-034 (accessed November 14, 2026).