Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-123

Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Editing and Transcript preparation

Saturday, July 3, 1971 · 12:22 PM–12:23 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation006-123 on Tape 6 (tape position 02:30:12–02:30:22)StartSaturday, July 3, 1971 at 12:22 PMEndSaturday, July 3, 1971 at 12:23 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-123 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman briefly conferred regarding the editing of a specific document or transcript. They confirmed that a reduction of 105 words had been successfully implemented. This exchange served to finalize the word count adjustment for the material in question.

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Mr. Poston, Mr. Haldeman calling.
Yeah.
Thank you.
Poston on the line.
Yeah.
You cut 105 words.
105, thanks.
Right.

NARA Description

On July 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 12:22 pm to 12:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-123 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 6-123

Date: July 3, 1971

Time: 12:22 pm - 12:23 pm
Location: White House Telephone

H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 536-18B]

     Length of forthcoming speech

Also recorded on July 3, 1971

  • 006-122 9:56 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Susan Mara talked on the telephone at 9:56 am.
  • 536-013 10:01 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:01 am.
  • 536-014 10:01 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Stephen B. Bull, and John K. Andrews, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:01 am to 10:40 am.
  • 536-015 10:40 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:40 am.
  • 536-016 10:41 AM · 58 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Manolo Sanchez and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:41 am and 11:53 am.
  • 536-017 10:41 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:41 am and 11:53 am.
  • 536-018 11:54 AM · 1 hr 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Rose Mary Woods, Stephen B. Bull, John K. Andrews, Jr. and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:54 am to 1:12 pm.
  • 006-124 12:23 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:23 pm and 3:57 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 006-123, July 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-123 (accessed September 29, 2026).