Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 324 › Conversation 324-026

Nixon & Haldeman on AFL-CIO and Pay Board

Wednesday, March 22, 1972 · 1:30 PM–2:55 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation324-026 on Tape 324 (tape position 03:29:00–03:30:53)StartWednesday, March 22, 1972 at 1:30 PMEndWednesday, March 22, 1972 at 2:55 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 324-026 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman consulted on the potential fallout from an impending walkout by the AFL-CIO from the Pay Board. The discussion centered on assessing the political impact of this labor conflict and coordinating a strategic response involving key advisors such as George P. Shultz, John B. Connally, and Donald H. Rumsfeld. Nixon specifically weighed the option of addressing the situation directly through a televised public statement.

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I would like to tell you, if, uh, looking at this, uh, it's relevant, that, uh, the, uh, the, uh, the, uh, the, uh, the, uh, the, uh,
But in the event that we decided to go, it had harmed my own memory.
And it stayed on probably to the local writer.
So we're fighting battle.

NARA Description

On March 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:30 pm and 2:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 324-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 324-26

Date: March 22,1972
Time: Unknown between 1:30 pm and 2:55 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

     Possible American Federation of Labor–Congress of Industrial Organizations [AFL-CIO]
          walkout from the Pay Board
          -George P. Shultz
          -John B. Connally
          -Donald H. Rumsfeld
          -The President’s possible action
               -Television

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  • 021-132 1:30 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:30 pm and 3:24 pm.
  • 324-027 1:30 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:30 pm and 2:55 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 324-026, March 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/324-026 (accessed October 3, 2026).