Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 3 › Conversation 003-072

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

Wednesday, May 19, 1971 · 7:47 PM–7:48 PM ET · White House Telephone ·5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation003-072 onTape 3 (tape position 01:34:53–01:35:01)StartWednesday, May 19, 1971 at 7:47 PMEndWednesday, May 19, 1971 at 7:48 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-072 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. The exchange served exclusively as a procedural step to connect the President with his senior advisor. No substantive policy matters or decisions were discussed during this brief administrative request.

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Hello.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Harleman, please.

NARA Description

On May 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:47 pm and 7:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-072 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 003-072

Date: May 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:47 pm and 7:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

            Call to H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

[This is the original beginning of conversation No. 003-072, which has been merged with

Also recorded on May 19, 1971

  • 003-069 6:11 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 6:11 pm to 6:15 pm.
  • 003-070 6:16 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:16 pm and 7:44 pm.
  • 003-071 7:44 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at 7:44 pm.
  • 003-073 7:48 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:48 pm to 7:50 pm.
  • 003-074 7:50 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:50 pm and 7:55 pm.
  • 003-075 7:55 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 7:55 pm to 7:56 pm.
  • 003-076 7:56 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:56 pm and 7:58 pm.
  • 003-077 7:58 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 7:58 pm to 7:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-072, May 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-072 (accessed September 18, 2026).