Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 742 › Conversation 742-016
Nixon & Haldeman on Soviet Union and Gifts
Monday, June 26, 1972 · 12:31 PM–3:03 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman convened in the Oval Office to discuss the handling of a landscape painting received as a gift from the Soviet Union. The primary objective was to determine the appropriate administrative procedure for cataloging or displaying the artwork. No further policy or political developments were recorded regarding this exchange.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 3:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 742-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 742-16
Date: June 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:31 pm and 3:03 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
Gift from Soviet Union
-Art exhibit
-Landscape painting
The President and Haldeman left at an unknown time before 3:03 pm.Also recorded on June 26, 1972
- 026-008 11:45 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 11:45 am to 11:47 am.
- 026-009 11:47 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 2:23 pm.
- 742-014 12:08 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:08 pm to 12:18 pm.
- 742-015 12:18 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Gen. William Westmoreland, James R. Westmoreland, Margaret C. Westmoreland, Edwin R. van Deusen, Robert F. Froehlke, Lt. Col. James Shufelt, Gen. Bruce Palmer, [David] Kenneth Rush, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Joseph Felter met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:18 pm to 12:31 pm.
- 742-019 12:31 PM — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 3:03 pm.
- 343-037 12:35 PM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:35 pm to 1:25 pm.
- 343-038 1:25 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 2:23 pm.
- 343-039 1:25 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 2:23 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 742-016, June 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/742-016 (accessed September 30, 2026).