Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 26 › Conversation 026-030
Nixon phone call with Shultz on Confidentiality and Public Relations
Friday, June 30, 1972 · 12:52 PM–12:57 PM ET · White House Telephone
AI Summary
President Nixon and George P. Shultz briefly discuss the positive outcome of a recent meeting and the necessity of maintaining confidentiality regarding certain developments. The conversation touches upon the public perception of an unnamed trust-related group or club. The President concludes the interaction by requesting that Mr. Coulson be summoned to the Oval Office.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 12:52 pm to 12:57 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-030 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 26-30
Date: June 30, 1972
Time: 12:52-12:57 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with George P. Shultz.
[See Conversation No. 347-4A]
[Unintelligible]
The President conferred with an unknown person.
[Unintelligible]Also recorded on June 30, 1972
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- 744-020 12:17 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:17 pm to 12:44 pm.
- 347-001 12:50 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:52 pm.
- 347-002 12:50 PM · 10 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 12:50 pm and 12:52 pm.
- 347-003 12:50 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:57 pm.
- 347-004 12:52 PM · 1 hr 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, George P. Shultz, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:52 pm to 2:10 pm.
- 026-031 12:55 PM · 46 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 2:10 pm.
- 026-045 12:55 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 3:24 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 026-030, June 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/026-030 (accessed September 30, 2026).