Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 749 › Conversation 749-002
Nixon, Haldeman & MacGregor on 1972 Presidential Campaign
Friday, July 21, 1972 · 10:45 AM–11:39 AM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with H. R. Haldeman, Clark MacGregor, and Robert J. Dole to strategize regarding the upcoming 1972 presidential campaign. The discussion focused on political maneuvering and the coordination of campaign efforts in the lead-up to the election. While a significant portion of the meeting was withdrawn from public record, the session served as a tactical planning assembly for the administration's political team.
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NARA Description
On July 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Clark MacGregor, and Robert J. Dole met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:45 am to 11:39 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 749-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 749-2 Date: July 21, 1972 Time: 10:45 am - 11:39 am Location: Oval Office The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman, Clark MacGregor, and Robert J. Dole. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 14m 28s ] MacGregor left at 11:35 am. END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Haldeman and Dole left at 11:39 am.
Also recorded on July 21, 1972
- 749-001 10:11 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:11 am to 10:16 am.
- 104-009 10:16 AM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William P. Rogers, George P. Shultz, Melvin R. Laird, Ralph E. Erickson, Rogers C. B. Morton, Earl L. Butz, James D. Hodgson, John G. Veneman, George W. Romney, John A. Volpe, David M. Kennedy, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Robert H. Finch, Donald H. Rumsfeld, George H. W. Bush, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Peter M. Flanigan, Dr. Edward E. David, Jr., Raymond K. Price, Jr., Alexander P. Butterfield, Robert J. Brown, Charles W. Colson, Dr. James R. Schlesinger, James C. Fletcher, Donald E. Johnson, Frank J. Shakespeare, Dr. John A. Hannah, Arthur F. Sampson, Frank C. Carlucci, Clark MacGregor, Robert J. Dole, Herbert Stein, Arthur J. Sohmer, and Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:57 pm.
- 749-005 11:43 AM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), White House operator, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:43 am to 1:02 pm.
- 027-031 12:07 PM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:07 pm and 1:02 pm.
- 749-006 1:02 PM · 9 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:02 pm and 1:30 pm.
- 027-032 1:41 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:41 pm.
- 027-033 1:45 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 1:45 pm to 1:46 pm.
- 027-034 1:47 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 1:47 pm to 1:53 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 749-002, July 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/749-002 (accessed October 2, 2026).