Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 341 › Conversation 341-042

Nixon & Haldeman on John Cardinal Krol and Foreign Policy

Sunday, June 11, 1972 · 3:22 PM–5:08 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation341-042 on Tape 341 (tape position 05:58:08–06:01:39)StartSunday, June 11, 1972 at 3:22 PMEndSunday, June 11, 1972 at 5:08 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 341-042 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with H. R. Haldeman to dictate a memorandum summarizing his recent telephone conversation with John Cardinal Krol. The discussion focused on Krol’s vocal support for the President, particularly regarding the diplomatic implications of Nixon’s recent travels to the Soviet Union and Poland, as well as the positive reception from the Polish public. The participants also planned a potential future visit for the Cardinal to Washington, D.C., to facilitate meetings with both the President and Charles Colson.

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NARA Description

On June 11, 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 3:22 pm and 5:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 341-042 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 341-42

Date: June 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:22 and 5:08 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President dictated a memorandum to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

     John Cardinal Krol
          -The President's telephone call
          -Support for President
          -The President’s trip to Poland
                -Polish people
          -The President’s previous trip to the Soviet Union
          -Possible visit to Washington, DC
                -Meeting with the President
                -Meeting with Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on June 11, 1972

  • 025-043 3:16 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John Cardinal Krol talked on the telephone from 3:16 pm to 3:22 pm.
  • 025-044 3:22 PM · 30 sec — Unknown person(s) talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 3:22 pm on June 11, 1972 and 9:09 am on June 12, 1972.
  • 341-036 3:22 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:22 pm and 5:08 pm.
  • 341-037 3:22 PM — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:22 pm and 5:08 pm.
  • 341-038 3:22 PM — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:22 pm and 5:08 pm.
  • 341-039 3:22 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:22 pm and 5:08 pm.
  • 341-040 3:22 PM — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:22 pm and 5:08 pm.
  • 341-041 3:22 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:22 pm and 5:08 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 341-042, June 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/341-042 (accessed September 30, 2026).