Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 2 › Conversation 002-056

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

Wednesday, April 28, 1971 · 7:45 PM–7:48 PM ET · White House Telephone ·6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation002-056 onTape 2 (tape position 02:09:54–02:10:01)StartWednesday, April 28, 1971 at 7:45 PMEndWednesday, April 28, 1971 at 7:48 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 002-056 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone request to be connected with his Chief of Staff, H. R. Haldeman. This administrative interaction serves as a procedural step to facilitate an urgent discussion between the President and his top aide. No substantive policy matters are addressed during this brief connection attempt.

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NARA Description

On April 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:45 pm and 7:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-056 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 2-56

Date: April 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:45 pm and 7:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on April 28, 1971

  • 042-068 4:33 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 4:33 pm to 4:37 pm.
  • 252-018 4:47 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:47 pm and 4:49 pm.
  • 042-069 4:49 PM · 3 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:49 pm to 4:50 pm.
  • 252-019 4:49 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:49 pm to 4:50 pm.
  • 252-020 4:51 PM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:51 pm to 6:08 pm.
  • 002-055 7:33 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:33 pm to 7:45 pm.
  • 002-057 7:48 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:48 pm to 7:50 pm.
  • 002-058 7:52 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:52 pm to 7:53 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 002-056, April 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-056 (accessed September 18, 2026).