Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 697 › Conversation 697-027

Nixon & Haldeman on Clark MacGregor and Charles W. Colson

Thursday, March 30, 1972 · 12:39 PM–12:45 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation697-027 on Tape 697 (tape position 03:11:35–03:13:28)StartThursday, March 30, 1972 at 12:39 PMEndThursday, March 30, 1972 at 12:45 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 697-027 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met briefly to coordinate a forthcoming meeting involving Clark MacGregor and Charles W. Colson. The discussion centered on administrative scheduling and potential personnel or strategic adjustments. The President indicated that internal changes were already too far along to alter, suggesting a firm commitment to an ongoing course of action regarding these staff consultations.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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3:11:42All right.
3:11:43No problem.
3:11:44No, no.
3:11:45I'll call you.
3:11:46I'll call you.
3:11:47I'll call you.
3:11:49I'll call you.
3:11:51I'll call you.
3:11:51I'll call you.
3:12:00I'll call you.
3:13:16Would you like to come in now?
3:13:18What's that?
3:13:24No, I think we've, the change is too far, because I've talked to Clark.

NARA Description

On March 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 12:45 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 697-027 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 697-27

Date: March 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:39 pm and 12:45 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

     Forthcoming meeting
          -Clark MacGregor
          -Charles W. Colson

Also recorded on March 30, 1972

  • 697-022 12:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:30 pm to 12:31 pm.
  • 697-023 12:31 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Mike Finamore, Ann Landers, A. Hamblin Letton, Mrs. A. Hamblin Letton, Charles R. Ebersol, Mrs. Charles R. Ebersol, Lane W. Adams, Mrs. Lane W. Adams, Irving I. Rimer, Alan Davis, John Finamore, Mrs. John Finamore, Deborah Finamore, Alice Letton, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., James H. Cavanaugh, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:31 pm to 12:39 pm.
  • 697-024 12:39 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 12:45 pm.
  • 697-025 12:39 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 12:45 pm.
  • 697-026 12:39 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 12:45 pm.
  • 022-053 12:45 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 12:45 pm to 12:47 pm.
  • 697-028 12:45 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:45 pm to 12:47 pm.
  • 697-029 12:47 PM · 1 hr 47 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:47 pm to 2:32 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 697-027, March 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/697-027 (accessed October 12, 2026).