Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 344 › Conversation 344-011

Nixon & Haldeman on Watergate and political strategy

Tuesday, June 20, 1972 · 8:42 PM–8:50 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation344-011 on Tape 344 (tape position 00:59:57–01:03:31)StartTuesday, June 20, 1972 at 8:42 PMEndTuesday, June 20, 1972 at 8:50 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 344-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon met with Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman shortly after the initial discovery of the Watergate break-in. The discussion focused on managing the political fallout and potential implications of the incident for the administration. The meeting served to coordinate early strategic responses and information control regarding the unfolding investigation.

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NARA Description

On June 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:42 pm to 8:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 344-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 344-11

Date: June 20, 1972
Time: 8:42-8:50 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with H. R. Haldeman.

[See Conversation No. 25-94]

Also recorded on June 21, 1972

  • 025-093 8:04 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:04 pm to 8:21 pm.
  • 344-009 8:04 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:04 pm to 8:22 pm.
  • 344-010 8:22 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:22 pm and 8:42 pm.
  • 344-034 8:22 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 8:22 pm and 8:42 pm.
  • 025-094 8:42 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:42 pm to 8:50 pm.
  • 344-012 8:50 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:50 pm and 11:22 pm.
  • 739-001 9:02 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:02 am and 9:10 am.
  • 025-095 9:05 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:05 am and 9:10 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 344-011, 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/344-011 (accessed September 30, 2026).