Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 8 › Conversation 008-001
Nixon phone call with Haldeman on White House administration
Monday, August 16, 1971 · 1:08 PM–1:18 PM ET · White House Telephone · 37 sec
AI Summary
H. R. Haldeman initiated a telephone call to locate Peter M. Flanigan on behalf of President Nixon. After failing to reach Flanigan directly at his office, Haldeman spoke with an administrative assistant to confirm his whereabouts and expected return time. This logistical exchange was intended to facilitate a follow-up communication between the President and Flanigan later that afternoon.
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NARA Description
On August 16, 1971, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:08 pm and 1:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 8-1
Date: August 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:08 pm and 1:18 pm
Location: White House Telephone
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator; the President can be heard in the
background.
[See Conversation No. 564-4/565-1N]
Request for call to Peter M. Flanigan
-Flanigan’s location
Request for call to Flanigan's office
Haldeman talked with Flanigan's secretary
Flanigan's scheduleAlso recorded on August 16, 1971
- 008-002 1:08 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:08 pm and 1:18 pm.
- 565-001 1:08 PM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Rose Mary Woods, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, Charles W. Colson, John B. Connally, and Bernard J. ("Bunny") Lasker met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:08 pm and 1:40 pm.
- 008-003 1:18 PM · 5 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:20 pm.
- 008-004 1:18 PM · 7 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:20 pm.
- 008-005 1:18 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:20 pm.
- 008-006 1:20 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, Charles W. Colson, and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:23 pm.
- 008-007 1:23 PM · 3 min — Bernard J. ("Bunny") Lasker and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 1:40 pm.
- 274-001 1:40 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:40 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 008-001, August 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/008-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).