Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 705 › Conversation 705-019
United States Secret Service on Domestic Council and H.R. Haldeman
Monday, April 10, 1972 · 5:01 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman conducted a wide-ranging review of domestic and foreign policy priorities, including the administration's messaging strategy, upcoming travel, and staff management. They discussed organizational shifts within the Domestic Council under John Ehrlichman, the economic outlook provided by George Shultz, and the need for more aggressive public positioning on issues like busing and the environment. Additionally, the conversation covered debriefings on the recent Gridiron Dinner and logistical planning for press relations regarding the President’s upcoming trip to the Soviet Union.
- Domestic Council
- H.R. Haldeman
- George Shultz
- Public Relations
- Gridiron Dinner
- Soviet Union trip
- Economic Policy
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NARA Description
On April 10, 1972, United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:01 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 705-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 705-19
Date: April 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:01 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown [Secret Service agents] met.
The President’s location
-Residence
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 10/04/2022.]
[Unintelligible]
[705-019-w001]
[Duration: 1m 30s]
General conversation
The President’s location [?]
An unknown agent talked with an unknown person at an unknown time between 5:01 pm and
11:59 pm.
[Conversation No. 705-19A]
Unknown person’s location
[End of telephone conversation]
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The recording was cutoff at an unknown time before 11:59 pm.Also recorded on April 10, 1972
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- 330-030 3:06 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:06 pm and 3:10 pm.
- 330-031 3:10 PM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), White House operator, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:10 pm to 3:55 pm.
- 705-015 4:00 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 4:41 pm.
- 705-016 4:41 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Louis Kissinger, Paul ("Stern") Kissinger, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:41 pm to 4:45 pm.
- 705-017 4:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:45 pm to 4:46 pm.
- 705-018 4:46 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:46 pm to 5:01 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 705-019, April 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/705-019 (accessed October 1, 2026).