Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 8 › Conversation 008-107
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H. R. Haldeman
Sunday, September 12, 1971 · 9:24 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec
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On September 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:24 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-107 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 8-107
Date: September 12, 1971
Time: 9:24 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for call to H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on September 12, 1971
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- 278-032 5:33 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:33 pm to 5:53 pm.
- 008-104 5:53 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:53 pm and 9:23 pm.
- 008-105 5:53 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:53 pm and 9:23 pm.
- 008-106 9:23 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John A. Scali talked on the telephone from 9:23 pm to 9:24 pm.
- 008-108 9:25 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:25 pm to 9:33 pm.
- 008-109 10:05 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hobart D. Lewis talked on the telephone from 10:05 pm to 10:08 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 008-107, September 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 645078885). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/008-107 (accessed November 2, 2026).