Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-046

Haldeman phone call on Dwight L. Chapin

Thursday, October 26, 1972 · 10:01 AM–11:04 AM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operatorConversation032-046 on Tape 32StartThursday, October 26, 1972 at 10:01 AMEndThursday, October 26, 1972 at 11:04 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 032-046 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417193991 ↗

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NARA Description

On October 26, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 11:04 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-046 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 032-046

Date: October 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:01 am and 11:04 pm
Location: White House Telephone

H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 375-5B]

       Request for a call to Dwight L. Chapin.
            -Chapin’s location

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Can you get Chapin?
They're still trying to locate him.
He's supposed to be back in his office and now they're hunting.
Okay.
Okay.

Also recorded on October 26, 1972

  • 032-044 10:01 AM · 25 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 11:04 am.
  • 032-045 10:01 AM · 11 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 11:04 am.
  • 032-047 10:01 AM · 16 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Dwight L. Chapin talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 11:04 am.
  • 032-048 10:01 AM · 20 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Dwight L. Chapin talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 11:04 am.
  • 032-049 10:01 AM · 44 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Dwight L. Chapin talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 12:16 pm.
  • 032-050 10:01 AM · 22 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Dwight L. Chapin talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 12:16 pm.
  • 032-051 10:01 AM · 18 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Dwight L. Chapin talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 12:16 pm.
  • 032-052 10:01 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 12:36 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 032-046, October 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417193991). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/032-046 (accessed November 4, 2026).