Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 2 › Conversation 002-063

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

Thursday, April 29, 1971 · 10:25 PM–10:31 PM ET · White House Telephone ·4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation002-063 onTape 2 (tape position 02:22:52–02:23:05)StartThursday, April 29, 1971 at 10:25 PMEndThursday, April 29, 1971 at 10:31 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 002-063 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection to his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. The exchange served primarily as a brief administrative request to initiate a high-level communication. No substantive policy discussions or decisions were recorded during this short bridging call.

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Yes, sir.
Alderman Cruz.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On April 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:25 pm and 10:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-063 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 2-63

Date: April 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:25 pm and 10:31 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on April 30, 1971

  • 002-059 10:08 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:08 pm.
  • 002-060 10:15 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:15 pm to 10:25 pm.
  • 002-061 10:25 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:25 pm and 10:31 pm.
  • 002-062 10:25 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:25 pm and 10:31 pm.
  • 002-064 10:31 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:31 pm.
  • 002-065 10:36 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 10:36 pm to 10:39 pm.
  • 002-066 10:39 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone from 10:39 pm to 10:40 pm.
  • 002-067 10:40 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 10:40 pm to 10:49 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 002-063, April 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-063 (accessed September 18, 2026).