President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman. The primary purpose of the communication was to verify Haldeman's current location to establish contact. No further policy or substantive matters were discussed during this administrative exchange.
On May 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:19 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-149 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 23-149
Date: May 3, 1972
Time: 8:19 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Haldeman's locationNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.