Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 26 › Conversation 026-031

Haldeman & Ehrlichman on Press conference and House of Representatives

Friday, June 30, 1972 · 12:55 PM–2:10 PM ET · White House Telephone · 46 sec

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; Ehrlichman, John D.Conversation026-031 on Tape 26 (tape position 02:14:15–02:16:16)StartFriday, June 30, 1972 at 12:55 PMEndFriday, June 30, 1972 at 2:10 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 026-031 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 646367988 ↗

AI Summary

H. R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman consulted via telephone to discuss the political fallout from the President’s recent press conference. The pair also assessed the current status of an ongoing vote in the House of Representatives. This dialogue served as a strategic check-in regarding legislative developments and the administration's public messaging following recent media exposure.

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Position in tape: 02:14:15 – 02:16:16

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NARA Description

On June 30, 1972, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-031 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 26-31

Date: June 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:55 and 2:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone

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

[See Conversation No. 347-4B]

     Request for John D. Ehrlichman

     [No conversation]

Haldeman talked with Ehrlichman.

     The President’s previous press conference

     Vote in House of Representatives
          -Status

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All right, good, terrific.
Well, what we're doing is good.
But it's not all I have to say.
I'm not here to do anything.
I'm here to watch what's going to happen in the house.
I'd rather it didn't get there than to do this today.
All right, let's open the mic and then I'll turn it up.
Thank you for having me.
I don't know what you're doing.
I don't want to get hurt.
I don't know what you're doing.
All right, no problem.

Also recorded on June 30, 1972

  • 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 · 13 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 · 39 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.
  • 026-030 12:52 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 12:52 pm to 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.
  • 026-045 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 026-031, June 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 646367988). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/026-031 (accessed November 2, 2026).