Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-132

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman

Tuesday, December 19, 1972 · 12:22 PM–7:41 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation034-132 on Tape 34StartTuesday, December 19, 1972 at 12:22 PMEndTuesday, December 19, 1972 at 7:41 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 034-132 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief administrative interaction served to facilitate direct communication between the President and his senior aide. No further policy or substantive matters were discussed during this brief connection.

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NARA Description

On December 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 7:41 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-132 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 34-132

Date: December 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:22 pm and 7:41 pm
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 34-132 (cont’d)

Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on December 19, 1972

  • 826-004 11:27 AM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William D. Ruckelhaus, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:27 am to 11:51 am.
  • 826-005 11:51 AM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:51 am to 11:52 am.
  • 826-006 11:52 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard C. Van Dusen, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:52 am to 12:05 pm.
  • 034-130 12:07 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 12:07 pm to 12:08 pm.
  • 826-007 12:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:07 pm to 12:08 pm.
  • 826-008 12:08 PM · 1 hr 52 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, Stephen B. Bull, and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:08 pm to 2:00 pm.
  • 034-131 12:21 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Joseph R. Biden, Jr. talked on the telephone from 12:21 pm to 12:22 pm.
  • 826-009 2:00 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 2:09 pm.

All 15 conversations from December 19, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 034-132, December 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-132 (accessed September 26, 2026).