Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 1 › Conversation 001-097

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

Thursday, April 15, 1971 · 8:17 PM–8:18 PM ET · White House Telephone ·3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation001-097 onTape 1 (tape position 03:20:13–03:20:17)StartThursday, April 15, 1971 at 8:17 PMEndThursday, April 15, 1971 at 8:18 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 001-097 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone request for the White House operator to connect him with his Chief of Staff, H. R. Haldeman. This exchange serves strictly as an administrative bridge to facilitate a subsequent conversation between the President and his top aide. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occur during this brief communication.

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Holloman, please.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On April 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 8:17 pm to 8:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-097 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 1-97

Date: April 15, 1971
Time: 8:17 pm - 8:18 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on April 16, 1971

  • 001-098 7:26 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:26 pm to 7:29 pm.
  • 001-099 7:30 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:30 pm.
  • 001-100 7:31 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:31 pm.
  • 001-101 7:31 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:31 pm and 7:33 pm.
  • 001-102 7:42 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 7:47 pm.
  • 001-103 7:42 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 7:47 pm.
  • 001-104 7:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 7:47 pm to 7:48 pm.
  • 001-105 7:49 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 7:49 pm to 7:53 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 001-097, April 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/001-097 (accessed September 18, 2026).