Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 39 › Conversation 039-082

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

Monday, June 4, 1973 · 10:20 PM–10:21 PM ET · White House Telephone ·12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation039-082 onTape 39StartMonday, June 4, 1973 at 10:20 PMEndMonday, June 4, 1973 at 10:21 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 039-082 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place an outgoing call to former Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman. The exchange serves as a brief logistical communication to establish contact with Haldeman. No further substantive policy matters or decisions are discussed during this short interaction.

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Mr. Holliman back, please.

Certainly.

NARA Description

On June 4, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 pm and 10:21 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-082 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 39-82

Date: June 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:20 pm and 10:21 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for telephone call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                    (rev. February-2011)

Also recorded on June 5, 1973

442-068 9:48 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:48 pm and 9:54 pm.
442-069 9:48 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:48 pm and 9:54 pm.
039-080 9:54 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:54 pm and 10:04 pm.
039-081 10:05 PM · 15 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:05 pm to 10:20 pm.
039-083 10:21 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:21 pm to 10:22 pm.
039-084 10:22 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:22 pm and 10:50 pm.
039-085 10:50 PM · 4 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 10:50 pm to 10:53 pm.
039-086 10:53 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:53 pm and 11:16 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 039-082, June 5, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-082 (accessed September 18, 2026).