President Nixon initiated a brief telephone communication through the White House operator to contact H.R. Haldeman. While the primary purpose was to reach his Chief of Staff, the recording captures unintelligible background chatter involving an unidentified individual. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions were documented during this short exchange.
On September 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:06 pm and 7:13 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-044 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 8-44
Date: September 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:06 pm and 7:13 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator: an unknown man can be heard in the
background.
Request for call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
[Unintelligible]This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.