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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Shultz, George P.; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation026-030 on Tape 26 (tape position 02:08:48–02:14:15)StartFriday, June 30, 1972 at 12:52 PMEndFriday, June 30, 1972 at 12:57 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 026-030 ↗

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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2:09:35Ond rwy'n credu bod y cyfarfod wedi mynd yn dda iawn ac rwy'n ymddygiadol oherwydd nid ydw i wedi gweld mwy o bethau yn gadael ar ddiwedd ystod y cyfarfod.
2:09:44Nid yw hynny'n rhywbeth?
2:09:45Ie.
2:09:45A phethau sy'n anodd i'w ddangos.
2:09:47Ie, mae hynny'n iawn.
2:09:48Wel...
2:09:52Mae gen i adnodd o adnodd sy'n eithaf ddiddorol i chi.
2:09:54Mae'r clwb ymddiriedol sydd wedi dod allan i'r cyhoedd am fod yn ymddiriedol ac ati.
2:10:00Rwy'n deall bod grŵp o'r clwb ymddiriedol yn ymddiriedol yn ymddiriedol.
2:10:09Diolch.
2:10:10Diolch.
2:10:10Diolch.
2:11:16uh would you ask mr coulson to come to the oval office please yes sir

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.

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]

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The President conferred with an unknown person.

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  • 026-029 12:16 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:16 pm.
  • 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.

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).