Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 21 › Conversation 021-083

Nixon phone call with Haldeman on international monetary affairs

Tuesday, March 14, 1972 · 7:19 PM–7:20 PM ET · White House Telephone · 39 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation021-083 on Tape 21 (tape position 03:14:17–03:14:56)StartTuesday, March 14, 1972 at 7:19 PMEndTuesday, March 14, 1972 at 7:20 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 021-083 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 646310166 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed H. R. Haldeman via telephone to inform Herbert Stein, Ezra Solomon, and Marina von N. Whitman that all future statements on international monetary affairs require presidential word-by-word clearance. Nixon also directed Haldeman to tell Nathaniel Samuels that his recent speech was not approved, did not represent policy, and that his resignation was expected the following morning.

  • international monetary affairs
  • statement clearance
  • Herbert Stein
  • Ezra Solomon
  • Marina von N. Whitman
  • Nathaniel Samuels
  • resignation

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NARA Description

On March 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:19 pm to 7:20 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-083 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 21-83

Date: March 14, 1972
Time: 7:19 pm - 7:20 pm
Location: White House Telephone

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

     Statements on international monetary affairs
          -Forthcoming calls by Haldeman
               -Herbert Stein
                     -Ezra Solomon
                     -Marina von N. Whitman
                     -Presidential approval of statements
               -Nathaniel Samuels
                     -Previous press conference by Samuels
                           -The President’s view
                                 -Resignation

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NixonHello.
HaldemanYes, sir.
NixonYou're to call Stein tonight and tell him there are to be no more statements of any kind from him, Solomon, Whitman, or anybody on international monetary things without clearance with me word by word. Is that clear?
HaldemanYep.
NixonSecond, you are to call Samuels, and tell him call him directly and tell him that that I did not approve of his speech. It does not represent our policy and that I expect his resignation in the morning. Is that clear?
HaldemanYep. Fine.

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  • 021-080 7:07 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:07 pm and 7:10 pm.
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  • 021-082 7:19 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:19 pm.
  • 021-084 7:22 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:22 pm.
  • 021-085 7:22 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:22 pm.
  • 021-086 7:24 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:24 pm to 7:26 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 021-083, March 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 646310166). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/021-083 (accessed October 31, 2026).