President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call through the White House operator to contact his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. The primary purpose of the communication is to facilitate a direct line of contact for administrative or scheduling coordination. No substantive policy discussions occur, as the call is purely logistical in nature.
On April 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:44 pm and 7:30 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 2-15
Date: April 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:44 pm and 7:30 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
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