Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 27 › Conversation 027-064
Nixon, Haldeman & Agnew on Thomas F. Eagleton and 1972 Presidential Campaign
Tuesday, July 25, 1972 · 6:24 PM–6:34 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
H. R. Haldeman coordinated with Vice President Spiro Agnew to establish a unified White House stance regarding the news of Senator Thomas Eagleton’s health issues. The President issued explicit instructions for all campaign associates, including Robert Dole and Clark MacGregor, to refrain from making any public comments on the matter. Haldeman confirmed that the administration would avoid involvement, allowing the Democratic campaign to manage the emerging crisis independently.
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NARA Description
On July 25, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, United States Secret Service agents, President Richard M. Nixon, and Vice President Spiro T. Agnew talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:24 pm and 6:34 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 027-064 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 27-64
Date: July 25, 1972
Time: Unknown Between 6:24 pm and 6:34 pm
Location: White House Telephone
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with a Secret Service agent.
[See Conversation No. 753-8H]
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Haldeman conferred with the President.
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Haldeman talked with Vice President Spiro T. Agnew.
[Conversation No. 753-8I]
Thomas F. Eagleton
-Announcement about health
-The President's instructions regarding campaign
-Robert J. Dole, Clark MacGregor
-Letter from unnamed man from hospital
-Status
-Media
-Press knowledge of story
[End of telephone conversation]Also recorded on July 25, 1972
- 027-057 5:35 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Jack D. Maltester talked on the telephone from 5:35 pm to 5:40 pm.
- 027-058 5:40 PM · 26 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:40 pm and 5:45 pm.
- 027-059 5:41 PM · 39 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:41 pm and 5:45 pm.
- 027-060 5:41 PM · 26 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:41 pm and 5:45 pm.
- 027-061 5:41 PM · 18 sec — the White House operator and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:41 pm and 5:45 pm.
- 027-062 5:45 PM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 5:54 pm.
- 027-063 5:55 PM · 55 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Robert J. Dole talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 5:57 pm.
- 027-065 6:34 PM · 14 sec — The recording device engaged on an unknown date, sometime between 6:34 pm on July 25, 1972 and 7:45 pm on July 26, 1972, but the conversation appears to be blank.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 027-064, July 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/027-064 (accessed October 25, 2026).