Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-034

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

Thursday, July 29, 1971 · 8:25 PM–8:56 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation007-034 on Tape 7 (tape position 01:51:11–01:51:17)StartThursday, July 29, 1971 at 8:25 PMEndThursday, July 29, 1971 at 8:56 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 007-034 ↗

AI Summary

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.

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NARA Description

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 Aid

Conversation 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”) Haldeman

Also recorded on July 30, 1971

  • 007-032 8:00 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:00 pm to 8:19 pm.
  • 007-033 8:24 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:24 pm to 8:25 pm.
  • 007-035 8:56 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:56 pm to 8:57 pm.
  • 267-002 9:08 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:08 am to 9:10 am.
  • 267-003 9:10 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:13 am.
  • 007-036 9:13 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 9:13 am to 9:15 am.
  • 267-004 9:13 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:13 am to 9:15 am.
  • 007-037 9:15 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:15 am and 10:27 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 007-034, July 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-034 (accessed October 9, 2026).