Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 2 › Conversation 002-005
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H. R. Haldeman
Monday, April 19, 1971 · 6:56 PM–7:24 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec
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President Nixon initiates a call to his Chief of Staff, H. R. Haldeman, by requesting assistance from the White House operator. The brief interaction serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate an immediate discussion between the President and his senior advisor. No substantive policy matters are addressed in this short administrative exchange.
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NARA Description
On April 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:56 pm and 7:24 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 2-5
Date: April 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:56 pm and 7:24 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542Also recorded on April 19, 1971
- 482-023 4:54 PM · 1 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:54 pm.
- 054-001 5:05 PM · 57 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the executive council of the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades, including Charles D. Aquandro, Frank A. Bonadio, Harold J. Buoy, Edward F. Carlough, Peter Fosco, Robert A. Georgine, Maurice A. Hutcheson, Albert E. Hutchinson, John H. ("Jack") Lyons, Thomas F. Murphy, William Peitler, Charles H. Pillard, Joseph T. Power, S. Frank Raftery, Joseph P. Ricciarelli, Peter T. Shoeman, Louis Sherman, Hunter P. Wharton, Richard W. Williams, James D. Hodgson, Willie J. Usery, Jr., Henry A. Kissinger, Charles W. Colson, the White House photographers, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 5:05 pm to 6:03 pm.
- 482-025 6:09 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:09 pm to 6:11 pm.
- 482-026 6:12 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 6:12 pm.
- 482-027 6:12 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:12 pm to 6:32 pm.
- 002-003 6:32 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:32 pm and 6:50 pm.
- 482-028 6:32 PM · 47 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:32 pm and 9:24 pm.
- 002-004 6:50 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 6:50 pm to 6:56 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 002-005, April 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-005 (accessed October 23, 2026).