President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to initiate a direct line of communication between the President and his top aide. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this request for assistance.
On October 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 8:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 11-4
Date: October 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:50 pm and 8:11 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for 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.