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On June 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:46 pm to 5:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-036 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President talked with John N. Mitchell; the President spoke to H.R. ("Bob") Haldeman in the background. [See Conversation No. 531-28 O] Mitchell's communication with J. Edgar Hoover - Report to John D. Ehrlichman National Commission on Productivity Pentagon Papers case - Timing of court action - US war casualties in World War II - Justice William O. Douglas - Erwin N. Griswold - Massachusetts versus Melvin R. Laird - Prosecution of Daniel Ellsberg - Effect - Mitchell's activities. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Mitchell, John N.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob").