Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 328 › Conversation 328-019
Nixon, MacGregor & Sanchez on Legislative relations and Republican Party unity
Wednesday, March 29, 1972 · 3:07 PM–3:15 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Clark MacGregor to debrief on a recent meeting with Southern legislators and gauge the support of House Republicans. The discussion focused on navigating legislative hurdles and ensuring party unity regarding ongoing policy challenges. The President emphasized the strategic importance of managing these political relationships and maintaining momentum during the upcoming legislative recess.
- Legislative relations
- Republican Party unity
- Southern congressmen
- Political strategy
- House of Representatives
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NARA Description
On March 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Clark MacGregor, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:07 pm to 3:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 328-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 328-19 Date: March 29, 1972 Time: 3:07 pm - 3:15 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Clark MacGregor. Manolo Sanchez left at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 3:15 pm. [See Conversation No. 22-44]
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- 328-021 3:15 PM · 1 min — 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 3:15 pm and 3:50 pm.
- 022-045 3:50 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 3:50 pm to 3:51 pm.
- 328-022 3:50 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:50 pm to 3:51 pm.
- 022-046 4:00 PM · 3 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Richard G. Kleindienst talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 4:48 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 328-019, March 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/328-019 (accessed October 1, 2026).