Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-089

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

Wednesday, August 11, 1971 · 12:58 PM–7:52 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation007-089 on Tape 7 (tape position 03:10:19–03:10:28)StartWednesday, August 11, 1971 at 12:58 PMEndWednesday, August 11, 1971 at 7:52 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 007-089 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This administrative interaction served as a logistical step to initiate a direct conversation between the President and his senior aide. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On August 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:58 pm and 7:52 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-089 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 7-89

Date: August 11, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:58 pm and 7:52 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Requested a call to H. R. Haldeman

Also recorded on August 11, 1971

  • 561-008 11:53 AM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:53 am to 12:51 pm.
  • 561-009 12:51 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:51 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 561-010 12:51 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:51 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 007-088 12:57 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 12:57 pm to 12:58 pm.
  • 561-011 12:57 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:57 pm to 12:58 pm.
  • 561-012 12:59 PM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Charles W. Colson, Manolo Sanchez, Stephen B. Bull, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:59 pm to 1:43 pm.
  • 272-010 1:43 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 272-011 1:43 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 2:54 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 007-089, August 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-089 (accessed October 9, 2026).