President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a direct communication with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief interaction served solely as a logistical request to initiate a phone call with a key advisor. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief exchange.
On July 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:25 pm and 8:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-034 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 7-34
Date: July 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:25 pm and 8:56 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Requested a call to H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.