Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 36 › Conversation 036-114

Haldeman phone call on William C. Timmons

Thursday, January 25, 1973 · 6:22 PM–1:18 PM ET · White House Telephone · 30 sec

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operatorConversation036-114 on Tape 36StartThursday, January 25, 1973 at 6:22 PMEndTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 1:18 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 036-114 ↗

AI Summary

H. R. Haldeman coordinates with the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to William C. Timmons. The brief exchange focuses on locating Timmons to establish contact. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed beyond this logistical request.

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10 minutes please.

Thank you.

Okay.

NARA Description

H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 6:22 pm on January 25, 1973 and 1:18 pm on January 30, 1973. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-114 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 36-114

Date: January 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, or 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:22 pm, January 25 and 1:18 pm, January 30
Location: White House Telephone

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

       Request for a telephone call to William C. Timmons
            -Timmons’s location

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 036-114, January 25, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-114 (accessed October 6, 2026).