Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 2 › Conversation 002-066

Nixon phone call with Acker on H.R. Haldeman and Cabinet communications

Thursday, April 29, 1971 · 10:39 PM–10:40 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Acker, Marjorie P.Conversation002-066 on Tape 2 (tape position 02:26:23–02:27:32)StartThursday, April 29, 1971 at 10:39 PMEndThursday, April 29, 1971 at 10:40 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 002-066 ↗

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President Nixon and Marjorie Acker discussed the handling of incoming calls from Cabinet members following a recent presidential press conference. Acker clarified that Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman was managing the communications, leading the President to direct her to reach out to Haldeman via radio phone to ensure that any messages from Cabinet officials were properly flagged for his personal return. The conversation concluded with Acker expressing support for the President’s political performance and his assertive stance against critics.

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Yeah.
There you are.
Mark, have any calls you want to report, or what?
No, Bob Haldeman said he was taking calls.
Oh, I see.
You didn't hear any from the cabinet people, because those are the only ones that I have to return.
Yeah, Bob Haldeman said he was taking those calls.
I see.
Oh, I'm sure they have called.
I haven't heard of them.
They were just great.
Wow.
Just so great.
I don't know how you do it.
Well, what the hell.
After what we went through in the fund when you were, you know, spending your night down, taking the call on that pay phone, what the hell.
You, uh, you just be, continue to be tough, hon.
You know.
Don't give in to these jackasses.
No.
All right.
Thank you.
I tried to reach Holloman.
The point is that if the cabinet officer called, I should call him back.
So you get a hold of Holloman on the radio phone and say, if the cabinet officer called, I should call him back.
They didn't call to Holloman.
Okay.

NARA Description

On April 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone from 10:39 pm to 10:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-066 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 2-66

Date: April 29, 1971
Time: 10:39 pm - 10:40 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Marjorie P. Acker.

     Response to President's press conference
          -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

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

            -Cabinet
            -Acker's forthcoming call to Haldeman

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 002-066, 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/002-066 (accessed October 12, 2026).