President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a direct connection with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical request to establish communication between the President and his top aide. No further policy or strategic matters were addressed during this specific exchange.
On September 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:15 pm and 8:20 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-025 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 10-25
Date: September 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:15 pm and 8:20 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.