Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-058
Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Presidential television appearance
Tuesday, June 13, 1972 · 3:48 PM–3:49 PM ET · White House Telephone · 39 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman discussed the President's upcoming television appearance. Nixon expressed his disinterest in watching himself on television, preferring to avoid the other participants he found boring. He instructed Haldeman to have Martha watch it instead.
- Presidential television appearance
- Media avoidance
- Scheduling
- Personal preferences
Audio
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Position in tape: 02:31:29 – 02:32:05
part B, 6:16
NARA Description
On June 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:48 pm to 3:49 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-058 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 25-58
Date: June 13, 1972
Time: 3:48-3:49 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
[See Conversation No. 342-6E]
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 10/30/2017.]
[Unintelligible]
[025-058-w001]
[Duration: 36s]
Schedule
The President’s advice
Schedule
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Also recorded on June 13, 1972
- 025-057 2:50 PM · 6 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Fredrick C. LaRue talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 342-006 2:50 PM · 1 hr 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Fredrick C. LaRue, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 4:14 pm.
- 025-059 3:49 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 4:24 pm.
- 342-007 3:49 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 4:14 pm.
- 025-060 4:14 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 4:14 pm to 4:15 pm.
- 342-008 4:14 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:14 pm to 4:15 pm.
- 342-009 4:17 PM · 1 hr 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:17 pm to 5:38 pm.
- 025-061 5:29 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:29 pm to 5:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 025-058, June 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417193739). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-058 (accessed November 3, 2026).