Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 730 › Conversation 730-003
Nixon, Haldeman & Lukash on George Wallace and U.S. Economic Policy
Monday, June 12, 1972 · 9:09 AM–10:57 AM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman met to discuss a diverse range of administrative, political, and cultural issues, including the medical condition of George Wallace and U.S. economic policy. The conversation included consultations with Dr. William M. Lukash regarding health reports and discussions with staff regarding the political philosophy of Irving Kristol and the ideological leanings of the White House staff. Additionally, they reviewed social concerns such as perceived moral permissiveness in media and analyzed the documentation of the President’s recent foreign policy meetings.
- George Wallace
- U.S. Economic Policy
- Irving Kristol
- White House Staff
- Public Morality
- Foreign Policy Documentation
Audio
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NARA Description
On June 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, William M. Lukash, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:09 am and 10:57 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 730-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 730-3
Date: June 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:09 - 10:57 am.
Location: Oval Office
The President met with H.R. Haldeman.
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 34m 47s ]
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George C. Wallace
-Health
-Visits
-Ethel (Skakel) Kennedy
-Health
-Condition
-Democratic National Convention
-Medical report
-Condition
-Dr. William M. Lukash
The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 9:09 and 9:56
am.
[Conversation No. 730-3A.]
[See Conversation No. 25-45.]
[End of telephone conversation]
Wallace
-Medical condition statement
-Contents
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 22s ]
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US economic policies
-Arthur F. Burns
-Suggestion
-Bonds
-Interest
-Taxes
-George P. Shultz
-John B. Connally
-Shultz
-National economy
-Infusion of cash
The President talked with Lukash between 9:56 and 9:58 am .
[Conversation no. 730-3B.]
[See Conversation No. 25-46.]
[End of telephone conversation]
Wallace
-Physical condition
-Democratic National Convention
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 7
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 1m 29s ]
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An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 9:58 am.
Virginia Sherwood
-American Broadcasting Company [ABC] correspondent
-son's death
-The President's note of condolence
Barbara Walters
-The President's note
-National Broadcasting Company [NBC]
-Delivery
Unknown person left at an unknown time before 10:57 am.
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 9
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 2m 22s ]
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Telephone recordings
-Instrument
-Problems
The President's schedule
-The President’s trip to the Soviet Union
-Note taking by the President
Documentation of historic meetings
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Head of State dinner
-Winston Churchill's account
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
-Josef V. Stalin
-Yalta conference
-Kissinger's recollections
-William L. Safire
-Details of meetings
-Kissinger
-Notes of meetings
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 10
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 47s ]
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The Democratic Ideal in America by Irving Kristol
-Copies
The President talked with unknown person at an unknown time between 9:58 and 10:57 am.
[Conversation No. 730-3C.]
Copies of the Kristol book
[End of telephone conversation]
Irving Kristol
-Raymond K. Price, Jr.
-Political philosophy
-Daniel P. (“Pat”) Moynihan
-Lionel Trilling
-Will Dofsky (sp?)
-Robert A. Nisbet [?]
-Political philosophy
The President's philosophy
-Conservatives
-Compatibility with the President
-Patrick J. Buchanan
-William F. Buckley, Jr.
-Neal Freeman [?]
-Human Events
-National Review
-Hearst corporation
-King Features Syndicate
-Conservatives
-John Birch Society
-Attitudes toward the President
-General attitudes
-Contacts with intellectuals
-Motives
-Price
-Buchanan
-LeonardGarment
-Moynihan
-George P. Shultz
-Qualities
-Buchanan
-Ronald Berman [?]
-Literature compared to philosophy
-Kristol
-Analysis of book
-The President’s view
-Richard E. Neustadt
-Moynihan
-Qualities
-Compared with other liberal intellectuals
-Legacy
-Family Assistance Plan
Urban problems
-Moynihan's analysis
-Riots
-Riot control
-Advertisement
-Martin Luther King's death
-Riots
-Washington
-Cambodia
-Riots
-Kent State killings
-Significance
-Demonstrations
White House staff
-Soviet Union
-Kissinger
-Expertise
-Kremlinologists
-Discussions
-News summary material
-Buchanan's readings
-Biases
-Domestic Council
-Biases
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Political leanings
-“Left” compared with the “right”
-Views for the President
-Kristol book
-The President's perusal
-White House staff
-Ehrlichman
-Censorship
-Price
American mores
-Movies
-Profanity
-Haldeman's daughter
-Reaction
-Haldeman's son
-Sexual presentation
-Public displays
-Movies
-Homosexuality
-Depictions
-Permissiveness
-Impact on literature and art
-Steward at Camp David
-Movies
-Quality
-Jews in publishing and motion pictures industries
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 11
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[Duration: 4m 49s ]
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Authors on the Presidency
-David S. Broder
-Hugh S. Sidey
-Views
-Theodore H. White
-James MacGregor Burns
-Sidey
-Broder
-Views
-Method of writing
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 12
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 6m 34s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 12
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[Apparent discontinuity in the recording for an unknown length of time.]
Yitzhak Rabin
-Public statement
-Issue of Israel
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 14
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 8m 27s ]
[Apparent discontinutiy in the recording for an unknown length of time.]
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Schedule
-Kissinger
-Press conference
-Timing
Television coverage of Tricia and Edward Cox's wedding
-National Broadcasting Company [NBC]
-Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS]
-American Broadcasting Company [ABC]
-Quality
The President's schedule
-Reception
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 15
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[Duration: 4m 53s ]
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H.R. Haldeman left at 10:57 am.Also recorded on June 12, 1972
- 730-001 9:05 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:05 am to 9:07 am.
- 025-045 9:09 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:09 am and 9:56 am.
- 730-002 9:09 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:09 am and 9:56 am.
- 025-046 9:56 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William M. Lukash talked on the telephone from 9:56 am to 9:58 am.
- 730-004 10:57 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:57 am and 11:10 am.
- 730-005 11:10 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:10 am to 11:15 am.
- 730-006 11:21 AM — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:21 am and 12:13 pm.
- 730-010 12:19 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:19 pm to 1:31 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 730-003, June 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/730-003 (accessed September 30, 2026).