Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-144

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

Monday, July 5, 1971 · 7:25 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation006-144 on Tape 6 (tape position 02:58:26–02:58:35)StartMonday, July 5, 1971 at 7:25 PMEndMonday, July 5, 1971 at 7:25 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-144 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call to his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief administrative interaction served as the necessary bridge to connect the President with his key advisor for further discussion. No substantive policy matters were addressed during this specific telephonic exchange.

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NARA Description

On July 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-144 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 6-144

Date: July 5, 1971
Time: 7:25 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on July 5, 1971

  • 537-005 6:15 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:15 pm and 6:27 pm.
  • 006-140 6:16 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:16 pm and 7:21 pm.
  • 006-141 6:16 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:16 pm and 7:21 pm.
  • 006-142 6:16 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:16 pm and 7:21 pm.
  • 006-143 7:21 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:21 pm to 7:25 pm.
  • 006-145 7:26 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:26 pm to 7:28 pm.
  • 006-146 7:28 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:28 pm and 7:35 pm.
  • 006-147 7:35 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 7:35 pm to 7:38 pm.

All 11 conversations from July 5, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 006-144, July 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-144 (accessed October 12, 2026).