Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 1 › Conversation 001-088
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman
Wednesday, April 14, 1971 · 7:58 PM ET · White House Telephone · 3 sec
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On April 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:58 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-088 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 1-88
Date: April 14, 1971
Time: 7:58 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanTranscript (AI-generated)
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 001-088, April 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 408403875). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/001-088 (accessed November 10, 2026).