Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 36 › Conversation 036-073

Haldeman phone call on William E. Timmons and Legislative affairs

Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 12:40 PM–12:43 PM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operatorConversation036-073 on Tape 36StartTuesday, January 23, 1973 at 12:40 PMEndTuesday, January 23, 1973 at 12:43 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 036-073 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417194589 ↗

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NARA Description

On January 23, 1973, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 12:43 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-073 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 36-73

Date: January 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:40 pm and 12:43 pm
Location: White House Telephone

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

[See also Conversation No. 404-11D]

       Request for a telephone call to William E. Timmons

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10 minutes, please.
Thank you.

Also recorded on January 23, 1973

  • 404-010 12:15 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:15 pm to 1:35 pm.
  • 036-072 12:40 PM · 12 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 12:43 pm.
  • 036-074 12:40 PM · 25 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 12:43 pm.
  • 036-075 12:43 PM · 23 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 1:01 pm.
  • 036-076 12:43 PM · 3 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 1:06 pm.
  • 036-077 12:43 PM · 17 sec — the White House operator and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 1:01 pm.
  • 036-078 12:43 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 1:01 pm.
  • 036-079 12:43 PM · 5 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 1:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 036-073, January 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194589). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-073 (accessed November 5, 2026).