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Nixon & Haldeman on Pesticide legislation and Legislative strategy

Wednesday, June 21, 1972 · 3:30 PM–3:56 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation343-022 on Tape 343 (tape position 00:51:56–00:55:12)StartWednesday, June 21, 1972 at 3:30 PMEndWednesday, June 21, 1972 at 3:56 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 343-022 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met to coordinate messaging and legislative strategy regarding the administration's stance on a pending pesticide bill. The President sought clarification on the bill's provisions and the administration's support level to ensure it would effectively resolve ongoing regulatory issues. The discussion centered on aligning White House communications to present a unified position on the environmental legislation.

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51:56Would you, I thought it'd be, uh, you might, uh, you know, around three, you might, you might, uh, you might, uh, you might, uh, you might, uh, you might, uh, Oh, you get it, okay.
52:03Wrong, wrong.
52:04Oh, no.
52:04The thing that I was gonna say is that, uh,
55:08John, I have three or four other questions.
55:11First, on the pesticide bill, do I understand that we do have a bill there, and we do support it, and that it would resolve this issue, and allow some of these to be closed?

NARA Description

On June 21, 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 3:30 pm and 3:56 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 343-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 343-22

Date: June 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:30 and 3:56 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person [H. R. Haldeman ?]

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 343-022, June 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/343-022 (accessed September 30, 2026).