Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 26 › Conversation 026-041
Haldeman & MacGregor on 1972 Presidential Campaign and Political Strategy
Saturday, July 1, 1972 · 12:16 PM–1:02 PM ET · White House Telephone
AI Summary
H. R. Haldeman and Clark MacGregor engaged in a telephone conversation to discuss matters related to the Nixon reelection campaign and political strategy. Given the lack of a transcript and the presence of withdrawn material, the specific nature of their discourse remains classified. The discussion appears to focus on high-level coordination between the White House and the Committee for the Re-Election of the President.
Audio
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This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the player above contains the full tape segment shared with neighbouring conversations. It begins about 03:17:07 into the tape and ends around 03:18:04.
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On July 1, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 1:02 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-041 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 26-41 Date: July 1, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:16 and 1:02 pm Location: White House Telephone H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with Clark MacGregor. [See Conversation No. 746-17B] ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 55s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
Also recorded on July 1, 1972
- 026-038 11:29 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:29 am and 11:56 am.
- 026-039 11:56 AM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:56 am to 11:59 am.
- 026-040 12:16 PM · 12 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 1:02 pm.
- 026-042 12:16 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 1:02 pm.
- 746-017 12:16 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, unknown person(s), White House operator, Clark MacGregor, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:16 pm to 1:00 pm.
- 026-043 1:00 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 1:00 pm to 1:02 pm.
- 026-044 1:02 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Vernon A. Walters talked on the telephone from 1:02 pm to 1:05 pm.
- 746-018 1:02 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Vernon A. Walters met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:02 pm to 1:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 026-041, July 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/026-041 (accessed October 2, 2026).