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Nixon & Rademacher on Labor Unions and National Association of Letter Carriers

Tuesday, July 25, 1972 · 5:14 PM–5:17 PM ET · Oval Office · 31 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Rademacher, James H.Conversation753-003 on Tape 753StartTuesday, July 25, 1972 at 5:14 PMEndTuesday, July 25, 1972 at 5:17 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 753-003 ↗

President Nixon met with National Association of Letter Carriers president James H. Rademacher to discuss their ongoing political collaboration and labor relations. The brief exchange focused on mutual support and the pursuit of shared legislative goals for the benefit of union membership. The conversation concluded with a pledge to continue their cooperative efforts in future policy battles.

  • Labor Unions
  • James H. Rademacher
  • National Association of Letter Carriers
  • Political Alliances
  • Postal Labor

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And we've fought some good battles together and we hope to fight some good ones in the future for the benefit of your membership.

On July 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and James H. Rademacher met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:14 pm to 5:17 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 753-003 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 753-3

Date: July 25, 1972
Time: 5:14 pm – 5:17 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with James H. Rademacher.

[See Conversation No. 27-51; two items have been withdrawn]
  • 104-012 5:13 PM — Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:13 pm on July 25, 1972 and 1:50 pm on July 28, 1972.
  • 104-013 5:13 PM — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:13 pm on July 25, 1972 and 1:50 pm on July 28, 1972.
  • 753-001 5:13 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:13 pm and 5:14 pm.
  • 753-002 5:13 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:13 pm to 5:14 pm.
  • 027-051 5:14 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, James H. Rademacher, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 5:14 pm to 5:17 pm.
  • 753-004 5:17 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:17 pm and 5:19 pm.
  • 027-052 5:18 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:18 pm.
  • 027-053 5:19 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Vito Marzullo talked on the telephone from 5:19 pm to 5:21 pm.

Conversation 753-003, July 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/753-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).