Conversation 001-007

TapeTape 1StartWednesday, April 7, 1971 at 9:25 PMEndWednesday, April 7, 1971 at 9:27 PMTape start time00:14:42Tape end time00:14:48ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorRecording deviceWhite House Telephone

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.

H. R. HaldemanWhite House operationsPresidential communicationslogistics

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.

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

No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.