Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 741 › Conversation 741-010

Nixon, Haldeman & White House photographer on School busing and Teleprompter

Friday, June 23, 1972 · 1:04 PM–1:13 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House photographer; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation741-010 on Tape 741 (tape position 03:23:38–03:37:22)StartFriday, June 23, 1972 at 1:04 PMEndFriday, June 23, 1972 at 1:13 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 741-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met to coordinate logistics for a televised statement regarding school busing, including teleprompter arrangements. The discussion also touched upon international economic policy, specifically the British reaction to currency devaluation and a potential follow-up call involving George P. Shultz and John B. Connally. This meeting served as a brief administrative session to finalize public messaging and manage ongoing foreign economic relations.

Audio

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NARA Description

On June 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House photographer, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:04 pm to 1:13 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 741-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 741-10

Date: June 23, 1972
Time: 1:04-1:13 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with H. R. Haldeman.

      Statement on busing
           -Teleprompter
           -Arrangements

The President talked with the White House operator.

[Conversation No. 741-10A]

[See Conversation No. 25-132]

[End of telephone conversation]

      Economic policy
          -George P. Shultz cable to John B. Connally
               -British reaction to devaluation
                     -Possible telephone call

[No conversation]

[A transcript of the following portion of this conversation may be found in U.S. v. Mitchell,
exhibit 2, pp. 00011-00012 (1-2); RG 460, pp. 1-2; and S.I., App. III, p. 75]

H. R. Haldeman talked with an unknown person at an unknown time between 1:04 and 1:13 pm
during the transcribed portion.

[Conversation No. 741-10B]

[End of transcription]

Haldeman left at 1:13 pm.

Transcript (AI-generated)

No transcript is available because Easy Nixon does not have the audio yet.

Also recorded on June 23, 1972

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.
025-131 1:02 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:02 pm.
741-009 1:02 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:02 pm.
025-132 1:04 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:13 pm.
025-133 1:16 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:20 pm.
025-134 1:16 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:20 pm.
343-028 1:16 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 2:20 pm.
343-029 1:16 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 2:20 pm.

All 35 conversations from June 23, 1972 →

Nixon, Ehrlichman & Bull on Busing and School desegregation February 14, 1972 · 19 min
Nixon & Ehrlichman on John Connally and Arthur Burns February 15, 1972 · 6 min
Nixon & Ehrlichman on White House Conference on Aging November 29, 1971 · 2 hr 16 min
Nixon phone call with Connally on Group of Ten December 18, 1971 · 6 min
Nixon phone call with Connally on International Monetary System December 18, 1971 · 4 min
Nixon, Shultz & Ehrlichman on Economic Policy and Trade Policy February 7, 1973 · 33 min

Cite this conversation

Conversation 741-010, 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/741-010 (accessed November 14, 2026).