Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-012
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman
Monday, December 4, 1972 · 8:02 PM–8:03 PM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec
A 15-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.
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NARA Description
On December 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:02 pm and 8:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-12
Date: December 4, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:02 pm and 8:03 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on December 4, 1972
- 034-011 7:51 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone from 7:51 pm to 8:02 pm.
- 034-013 8:03 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:03 pm to 8:16 pm.
- 034-014 8:16 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:16 pm and 8:23 pm.
- 034-015 8:23 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone from 8:23 pm to 8:32 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 034-012, December 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 647841628). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-012 (accessed November 8, 2026).