Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 2 › Conversation 002-058

Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Cabinet appointments and Robert F. Ellsworth

Wednesday, April 28, 1971 · 7:52 PM–7:53 PM ET · White House Telephone · 50 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation002-058 on Tape 2 (tape position 02:11:53–02:12:44)StartWednesday, April 28, 1971 at 7:52 PMEndWednesday, April 28, 1971 at 7:53 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 002-058 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with H. R. Haldeman regarding a potential cabinet-level job offer for Robert F. Ellsworth. The discussion confirmed that Ellsworth had been approached about the position and had expressed a willingness to accept it. This exchange served as a brief verification of Ellsworth's receptiveness to joining the administration in a high-level capacity.

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And they talked to him, and he offered to take this job.

NARA Description

On April 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:52 pm to 7:53 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-058 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 2-58

Date: April 28, 1971
Time: 7:52 pm - 7:53 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

The President talked with Haldeman.

     Haldeman's forthcoming conversation with Robert F. Ellsworth
          -Job offer
                -Cabinet

Also recorded on April 28, 1971

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  • 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.
  • 002-056 7:45 PM · 6 sec — 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.
  • 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 002-058, 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/002-058 (accessed October 12, 2026).