Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 3 › Conversation 003-120
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman
Tuesday, May 25, 1971 · 8:36 PM–8:53 PM ET · White House Telephone ·3 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to Chief of Staff H.R. "Bob" Haldeman. The brief exchange serves as a procedural instruction for the operator to connect the President with his senior advisor. No further substantive discussion occurs during this short segment.
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NARA Description
On May 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:36 pm and 8:53 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-120 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 003-120
Date: May 25, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:36 pm and 8:53 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to H.R. (“Bob”) HaldemanAlso recorded on May 26, 1971
- 003-118 8:28 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:28 pm to 8:47 pm.
- 003-119 8:36 PM · 3 sec — the White House operator and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:36 pm and 8:53 pm.
- 003-121 8:53 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:53 pm to 9:14 pm.
- 003-122 9:14 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:14 pm and 9:15 pm.
- 003-123 9:15 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 9:15 pm to 9:20 pm.
- 003-124 9:20 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:20 pm and 9:29 pm.
- 003-125 9:29 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:29 pm.
- 003-126 8:24 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:24 am and 11:07 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 003-120, May 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-120 (accessed September 18, 2026).