Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 2 › Conversation 002-079

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

Tuesday, May 4, 1971 · 7:47 PM–7:49 PM ET · White House Telephone · 3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation002-079 on Tape 2 (tape position 03:02:19–03:02:24)StartTuesday, May 4, 1971 at 7:47 PMEndTuesday, May 4, 1971 at 7:49 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 002-079 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a call to his Chief of Staff, H. R. Haldeman, through the White House operator. The brief exchange serves as a routine administrative request to facilitate communication with a key staff member. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions occur during this brief operational task.

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Parliament, please.

NARA Description

On May 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:47 pm and 7:49 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-079 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 2-79

Date: May 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:47 pm and 7:49 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
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       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Also recorded on May 4, 1971

  • 490-024 3:07 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, unknown person(s), Ronald L. Ziegler, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Stephen B. Bull, Walter E. Washington, Arthur F. Burns, Paul W. McCracken, Paul A. Volcker, Richard G. Kleindienst, and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:07 pm to 6:19 pm.
  • 002-073 4:10 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:20 pm.
  • 002-074 4:20 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter E. Washington talked on the telephone from 4:20 pm to 4:22 pm.
  • 002-075 4:22 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:22 pm and 4:27 pm.
  • 002-076 4:29 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst talked on the telephone from 4:29 pm to 4:31 pm.
  • 002-077 4:31 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:31 pm and 7:46 pm.
  • 002-078 7:46 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 7:46 pm to 7:47 pm.
  • 002-080 7:49 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:49 pm to 7:52 pm.

All 33 conversations from May 4, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 002-079, May 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-079 (accessed October 12, 2026).