President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call to White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman through the White House operator. The conversation serves as a logistical request to establish direct communication with Haldeman. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occur during this brief administrative exchange.
On September 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:33 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-102 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 8-102
Date: September 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:31 pm and 5:33 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for call to H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanThis 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 Do not cite this transcript as authoritative.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.