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.
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 AidConversation 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] (rev. Jan-02)
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.