Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 1 › Conversation 001-007

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

Wednesday, April 7, 1971 · 9:25 PM–9:27 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation001-007 on Tape 1 (tape position 00:14:42–00:14:48)StartWednesday, April 7, 1971 at 9:25 PMEndWednesday, April 7, 1971 at 9:27 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 001-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief administrative exchange served as the necessary logistical step to initiate a direct conversation between the President and his senior aide. No substantive policy matters or further details were recorded during this connection request.

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NARA Description

On April 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:25 pm and 9:27 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 1-7

Date: April 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:25 pm and 9:27 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on April 8, 1971

  • 476-002 8:59 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:59 pm and 9:20 pm.
  • 001-008 9:27 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:27 pm to 9:31 pm.
  • 001-009 9:31 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:31 pm.
  • 001-010 9:31 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 9:31 pm to 9:39 pm.
  • 001-011 9:39 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:39 pm and 9:42 pm.
  • 001-012 9:42 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone from 9:42 pm to 9:49 pm.
  • 001-013 9:49 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:49 pm and 9:52 pm.
  • 001-014 9:52 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 9:52 pm to 9:55 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 001-007, April 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/001-007 (accessed October 12, 2026).