Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-013

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H. R. Haldeman

Thursday, October 7, 1971 · 8:58 PM–9:03 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation011-013 on Tape 11 (tape position 00:18:57–00:19:11)StartThursday, October 7, 1971 at 8:58 PMEndThursday, October 7, 1971 at 9:03 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 011-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a call to reach H. R. Haldeman regarding his personal schedule but rescinded the request upon learning that Haldeman was attending a concert. The President instructed the operator not to interrupt him or facilitate a return call, effectively canceling the effort to reach his Chief of Staff. This brief interaction concludes without any substantive policy discussion or administrative action.

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Hello?
Mr. Haldeman is in a concert at the center, and it will be difficult to reach him.
Oh, don't bother.
Skip it.
Can he call you when he gets home?
No, no.
Skip it.
All right.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On October 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:58 pm and 9:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 011-013

 Date: October 7, 1971
 Time: Unknown between 8:58 pm and 9:03 pm
 Location: White House Telephone

 The President talked with the White House operator.

        H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman's schedule

Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Also recorded on October 8, 1971

  • 011-008 8:53 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 8:53 pm to 8:57 pm.
  • 011-009 8:57 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:57 pm.
  • 011-010 8:58 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:58 pm.
  • 011-011 8:58 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:58 pm and 9:03 pm.
  • 011-012 8:58 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:58 pm and 9:03 pm.
  • 011-014 9:03 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:03 pm to 9:09 pm.
  • 011-015 9:09 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 9:09 pm to 9:11 pm.
  • 011-016 9:17 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:17 pm to 9:20 pm.

All 28 conversations from October 8, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 011-013, October 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-013 (accessed October 6, 2026).