Conversation 001-088

TapeTape 1StartWednesday, April 14, 1971 at 7:58 PMEndWednesday, April 14, 1971 at 7:58 PMTape start time03:04:46Tape end time03:04:53ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorRecording deviceWhite House Telephone

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief exchange served exclusively as a procedural step to initiate an official communication between the President and his top aide. No substantive policy matters or decisions were discussed during this brief administrative interaction.

H.R. HaldemanWhite House operationsPresidential communicationAdministrative task

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NARA Description

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”) Haldeman

Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Yes ma'am.

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