Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-038
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman
Sunday, June 13, 1971 · 10:04 AM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructs the White House operator to connect him with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief call serves as a logistical bridge to initiate a direct conversation between the President and his top aide. No substantive policy matters or decisions are discussed beyond the request to establish the line.
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NARA Description
On June 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:04 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-038 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 5-38
Date: June 13, 1971
Time: 10:04 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to H.R. (“Bob”) HaldemanAlso recorded on June 13, 1971
- 005-037 9:56 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 9:56 am to 10:03 am.
- 005-039 10:05 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:05 am to 10:10 am.
- 005-040 10:10 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:19 am.
- 005-041 10:19 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 10:19 am to 10:32 am.
- 005-042 10:53 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:53 am and 11:06 am.
- 005-043 11:06 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:06 am to 11:07 am.
- 005-044 11:07 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:51 am.
- 005-045 11:07 AM · 10 min — Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:51 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 005-038, June 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-038 (accessed September 20, 2026).