Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 2 › Conversation 002-039

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

Monday, April 26, 1971 · 7:38 PM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation002-039 on Tape 2 (tape position 01:16:18–01:16:33)StartMonday, April 26, 1971 at 7:38 PMEndMonday, April 26, 1971 at 7:38 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 002-039 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate communication with his senior staff. He requested that the operator connect him with John D. Ehrlichman and arrange a follow-up call once H.R. Haldeman reached his residence. The exchange served primarily as an administrative coordination effort to re-establish contact with key advisors after hours.

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Mr. President, Mr. Haldeman left just about five minutes ago en route to his residence.
Can I call you back?
Uh, yes.
Could you get Mr. Ehrlichman for me?
Yes, I'll be glad to.
And maybe you can call me back when Mr. Haldeman gets home.
Yes, I will, sir.

NARA Description

On April 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:38 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-039 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 2-39

Date: April 26, 1971
Time: 7:38 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.
    H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman's location

     Call to John D. Ehrlichman

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       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Also recorded on April 26, 1971

  • 489-022 6:36 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 6:36 pm.
  • 489-023 6:37 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:37 pm to 6:45 pm.
  • 489-024 6:45 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 8:30 pm.
  • 002-038 6:53 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:53 pm and 7:38 pm.
  • 002-040 7:40 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 7:40 pm to 7:49 pm.
  • 002-041 7:50 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:50 pm.
  • 002-042 7:55 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:55 pm.
  • 002-043 7:55 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:55 pm to 8:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 002-039, April 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-039 (accessed October 10, 2026).