{"conversationCode":"352-008","tapeNumber":352,"conversationNumber":8,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-352-008","startDateTime":"1972-07-26T21:10:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-07-26T21:20:00.000Z","startDate":"26-Jul-1972","startTime":"5:10 PM","endDate":"26-Jul-1972","endTime":"5:20 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); MacGregor, Clark;","description":"On July 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:10 pm to 5:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 352-008 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":4,"chronRelease":"Fourth Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"10-Dec-2003","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 352-8\n\nDate: July 26, 1972\nTime: 5:10 pm - 5:20 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with Clark MacGregor.\n\n[See Conversation No. 27-91; one item has been withdrawn]\n\n     The President's talk with Nelson A. Rockefeller\n          -Rockefeller's assessment of MacGregor\n               -Handling of press\n                      -Hostility of press in New York\n\n     George S. McGovern\n         -Staff\n         -Decision on Thomas F. Eagleton\n                -Problems\n                     -Abraham A. Ribicoff\n         -Arrogance\n\n                 -Intellectuals\n                 -Compared with [Thomas] Woodrow Wilson\n\n     MacGregor as spokesman\n\n     McGovern\n        -Vulnerabilities","filename":["352-008.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","MacGregor, Clark"],"prevCode":"352-007","nextCode":"352-009","transcript":[{"start":0.6,"end":1.01,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":2.76,"end":4.41,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":4.43,"end":5.13,"text":"Uh, guess what?"},{"start":50.74,"end":51.89,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":302.94,"end":304.71,"text":"Well, keep up the good work."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Clark MacGregor to discuss campaign strategy and assess the vulnerabilities of Democratic challenger George McGovern. The two reviewed McGovern's campaign staff, his controversial selection of Thomas Eagleton as a running mate, and perceived arrogance among McGovern's intellectual supporters. Additionally, they considered Nelson Rockefeller's perspective on MacGregor’s performance and his interactions with a hostile press corps.","topics":["1972 Presidential Campaign","George McGovern","Thomas Eagleton","Clark MacGregor","Nelson Rockefeller","Political Strategy"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T16:35:58.736Z"},"topicSlugs":["1972-presidential-campaign","george-mcgovern","thomas-eagleton","clark-macgregor","nelson-rockefeller","political-strategy"],"audioDurationSec":338,"audioFiles":[{"file":"352-008.mp3","bytes":8123871,"durationSec":338.44,"bitrate":192030,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:44.538Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:25.182Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/352-008.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/352-008","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/352/conversation-352-008","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}