Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-057
Haldeman phone call on Clark MacGregor and Administrative communication
Monday, August 2, 1971 · 1:19 PM–11:07 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec
AI Summary
H. R. Haldeman initiated a telephone call through the White House operator to contact Clark MacGregor. The conversation served as a brief administrative bridge to facilitate direct communication with MacGregor. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief connection.
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NARA Description
On August 2, 1971, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 11:07 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-057 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 7-57
Date: August 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:19 pm and 11:07 pm
Location: White House Telephone
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 553-6P]
Requested a call to Clark MacGregorAlso recorded on August 2, 1971
- 007-052 1:08 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:08 pm.
- 007-053 1:08 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:08 pm.
- 007-054 1:17 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Caleb Boggs talked on the telephone from 1:17 pm to 1:18 pm.
- 007-055 1:19 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:19 pm.
- 007-056 1:19 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:19 pm.
- 007-058 1:19 PM · 28 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 11:07 pm.
- 007-059 1:19 PM · 3 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 11:07 pm.
- 007-060 1:19 PM · 35 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and John B. Connally talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 11:07 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 007-057, August 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-057 (accessed October 9, 2026).