Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-150

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

Thursday, May 27, 1971 · 6:38 PM–7:53 PM ET · White House Telephone · 3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation003-150 on Tape 3 (tape position 03:38:24–03:38:30)StartThursday, May 27, 1971 at 6:38 PMEndThursday, May 27, 1971 at 7:53 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-150 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. The exchange served exclusively as a logistical step to bridge communication between the President and his top aide. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions occurred during this brief interaction.

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NARA Description

On May 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:38 pm and 7:53 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-150 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 003-150

Date: May 27, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:38 pm and 7:53 pm
Location: White House Telephone

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

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on May 27, 1971

  • 504-010 2:39 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:39 pm to 2:42 pm.
  • 504-011 2:42 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:42 pm.
  • 504-012 2:42 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:42 pm.
  • 504-013 2:42 PM · 1 hr 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, William P. Rogers, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:42 pm to 4:26 pm.
  • 504-014 4:26 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:26 pm and 4:28 pm.
  • 504-015 4:28 PM · 2 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., John D. Ehrlichman, Frederic V. Malek, Elliot L. Richardson, unknown person(s), H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:28 pm to 6:38 pm.
  • 003-151 7:53 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:53 pm to 7:59 pm.
  • 003-152 7:59 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:59 pm and 8:09 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-150, May 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-150 (accessed October 12, 2026).