Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 8 › Conversation 008-114
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H. R. Haldeman
Monday, September 13, 1971 · 1:38 PM–7:43 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. The brief exchange served as a logistical request to place a phone call to Haldeman. No further substantive policy discussions were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.
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NARA Description
On September 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:38 pm and 7:43 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-114 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 8-114
Date: September 13, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:38 pm and 7:43 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for call to H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanAlso recorded on September 13, 1971
- 570-011 8:04 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:04 am and 8:40 am.
- 073-006 10:42 AM — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:42 am and 3:07 pm.
- 570-012 10:42 AM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:42 am to 10:44 am.
- 571-001 12:37 PM · 1 hr 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Robert J. Dole, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., White House photographer, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Manolo Sanchez, Alexander P. Butterfield, John B. Connally, White House operator, and Nelson A. Rockefeller met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 2:58 pm.
- 008-111 1:15 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 1:15 pm to 1:16 pm.
- 008-112 1:16 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:31 pm.
- 008-113 1:31 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller talked on the telephone from 1:31 pm to 1:38 pm.
- 074-001 2:58 PM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the Commission on International Trade and Investment Policy, including John B. Connally, Maurice H. Stans, William P. Rogers, Peter M. Flanigan, Peter G. Peterson, Richard V. ("Dick") Allen, Albert L. Williams, Dr. Isaiah Frank, James H. Binger, Fred J. Borch, Dr. Courtney C. Brown, Gaylord Freeman, Richard N. Gardner, Dr. Antonie T. Knoppers, Dr. Stewart M. Lee, Edmund W. Littlefield, Charles F. Myers, Jr., Dr. Max Myers, Kenneth N. Naden, Alfred C. Neal, William R. Pearce, Dr. Dan Throop Smith, Leroy D. Stinebower, and George A. Stinson, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 2:58 pm and 3:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 008-114, September 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/008-114 (accessed October 9, 2026).