Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 728 › Conversation 728-001
Nixon & Colson on Richard G. Kleindienst and George P. Shultz
Tuesday, June 6, 1972 · 1:42 PM–1:59 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon and Charles W. Colson met to discuss strategic administrative and legislative priorities, including the confirmation schedules for Richard Kleindienst and George P. Shultz. The conversation covered personnel matters involving key cabinet officials and the political implications of the President’s recent appearance at a joint session of Congress. They also touched upon national defense policy and administrative planning for upcoming presidential travel.
- Richard G. Kleindienst
- George P. Shultz
- Cabinet confirmations
- Joint session of Congress
- National defense
- Personnel management
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:42 pm to 1:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 728-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 728-1
Date: June 6, 1972
Time: 1:42-1:59 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with Charles W. Colson.
[See Conversation No. 25-14 and 25-15]
[The first portion of this conversation may have been recorded on Conversation No. 25-15;
however this recording is inaudible due to poor volume]
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 2m 18s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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George C. Wallace
-Health
Richard G. Kleindienst’s confirmation
-Timing
-H.R. Haldeman
John B. Connally
George P. Shultz
-Wilbur D. Mills
-Connally
Melvin R. Laird
-National defense budget
-Armed services
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 1m 11s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
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The President's schedule
-Camp David
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Japan trip
Kleindienst
-Confirmation schedule
Shultz
-Confirmation
Congress
-Impression nationwide
-Joint session of Congress
-The President’s speech
-Public relations
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 6m 46s ]
[THIS PORTION OF CONVERSATION IS RECORDED IN CONVERSATION NO. 25-15;
ONE ITEM HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM THIS CONVERSATION]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4
*****************************************************************Also recorded on June 6, 1972
- 025-015 1:42 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 1:42 pm to 1:57 pm.
- 025-016 2:01 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:01 pm and 2:05 pm.
- 025-017 2:01 PM · 2 min — unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:01 pm and 2:05 pm.
- 728-002 2:01 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:01 pm and 2:04 pm.
- 728-003 2:01 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 2:01 pm and 2:04 pm.
- 728-004 2:01 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:01 pm and 2:04 pm.
- 728-005 2:04 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:04 pm to 2:17 pm.
- 728-006 2:17 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:17 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 728-001, June 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/728-001 (accessed October 9, 2026).