Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 756 › Conversation 756-018

Nixon & Haldeman on Thomas Eagleton and George McGovern

Friday, July 28, 1972 · 1:43 PM–1:45 PM ET · Oval Office ·32 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation756-018 onTape 756StartFriday, July 28, 1972 at 1:43 PMEndFriday, July 28, 1972 at 1:45 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 756-018 ↗

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President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman briefly discussed the political status of Senator Thomas Eagleton following reports that he intended to remain on the Democratic presidential ticket. They addressed conflicting narratives regarding whether the McGovern campaign had requested Eagleton's resignation. The discussion focused on assessing the media's coverage of these developments and determining the potential impact of the situation on the Democratic party's internal stability.

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No, he said he was going to stay on.
He wasn't going to resign.
And then somebody has put out with McGovern, at least this is all just a little blip on the news, there hasn't been much blip on it, that from the McGovern place, that the McGovern staff had asked him to resign.

NARA Description

On July 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:43 pm to 1:45 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 756-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 756-18

Date: July 28, 1972
Time: 1:43 pm - 1:45 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

                                       (rev. Mar-02)

     Thomas F. Eagleton
         -Press conference
               -Continuance on Democratic Party presidential ticket
         -Continuance on ticket
               -George S. McGovern's staff request
                    -Media coverage

Haldeman left at 1:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 756-018, July 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/756-018 (accessed September 18, 2026).