Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 741 › Conversation 741-002

Nixon, Haldeman & Ziegler on Domestic Council and Busing

Friday, June 23, 1972 · 9:41 AM–10:39 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Ziegler, Ronald L.Conversation741-002 on Tape 741 (tape position 00:04:17–01:03:13)StartFriday, June 23, 1972 at 9:41 AMEndFriday, June 23, 1972 at 10:39 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 741-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander Butterfield, H.R. Haldeman, and Ronald Ziegler to coordinate the President’s upcoming schedule and manage key domestic policy communications. The discussion focused on preparations for a Domestic Council meeting, a scheduled session with Caspar Weinberger, and a prospective television address regarding school busing. The participants evaluated the tone and content of the busing statement, incorporating input from Patrick Buchanan to refine the administration's messaging strategy.

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NARA Description

On June 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:41 am and 10:39 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 741-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 741-2

Date: June 23, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:41 and 10:39 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     [Signing documents]

H .R. (“Bob”) Haldeman entered at 10:04 am.

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 10:39 am.

     The President's schedule
          -Domestic Council
                -Time of meeting
                -Preparation
                      -Background reading material
          -Meeting with Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger
          -A television appearance
                -Busing issue statement
                      -Patrick J. Buchanan
                      -Length
                      -Tone
                -Questions
          -George P. Shultz
          -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins

[Transcripts of the following portion of this conversation maybe found in RG460, Box 172, pp.

1-38; SI, App. III, pp. 39-74 (1-34); US vs. Mitchell, Exhibit 1, pp. 00002-00007 (3-8) and
00008-00009 (16-17)]

H. R. Haldeman talked with an unknown person at an unknown time between 10:04 and 10:33
am during the transcribed portion.

[Conversation No. 741-2A]

Ronald L. Ziegler entered at 10:33 am during the transcribed portion.

[End of transcribed portion]

Haldeman and Ziegler left at 10:39 am.

Also recorded on June 23, 1972

  • 025-130 9:41 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:41 am and 10:04 am.
  • 741-001 9:41 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:41 am and 10:04 am.
  • 741-003 10:39 AM — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Herbert Stein, Ezra Solomon, Marina von Neumann Whitman, John D. Ehrlichman, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House photographer, Stephen B. Bull, Charles W. Colson, Earl L. Butz, Donald H. Rumsfeld, and Kermit Gordon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:39 am to 12:41 pm.
  • 741-004 12:41 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 12:44 pm.
  • 741-005 12:44 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, Carlos D. Dixon, Mrs. Carlos D. Dixon, Stephen C. Dixon, Kimberley R. Dixon, Earl L. Butz, James V. Smith, John C. Whitaker, White House photographer, and Anita J. Dixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:44 pm to 12:50 pm.
  • 741-006 12:51 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:51 pm.
  • 741-007 12:51 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, Frederic V. Malek, Daniel T. Kinsley, E. Pendleton James, Stanton D. Anderson, John E. Clarke, Robert V. Davison, Michael T. Harrigan, Frank C. Herringer, William H. Marumoto, John Grinalds, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:51 pm to 1:00 pm.
  • 741-008 1:01 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 741-002, June 23, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/741-002 (accessed September 30, 2026).