Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 12 › Conversation 012-070

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

Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 9:21 PM ET · White House Telephone · 29 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation012-070 on Tape 12 (tape position 02:33:57–02:34:26)StartThursday, October 21, 1971 at 9:21 PMEndThursday, October 21, 1971 at 9:21 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 012-070 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon received a call from the White House operator to facilitate a requested conversation with H.R. Haldeman and an individual identified as Mr. Post. The primary purpose of the call was to connect the President with his Chief of Staff and his associate for an immediate briefing or consultation. This brief interaction served as the logistical precursor to a subsequent high-level discussion involving the President's inner circle.

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Mr. Post and Mr. Haldeman would like to speak with you.

NARA Description

On October 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:21 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-070 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 012-070

Date: October 21, 1971
Time: 9:21 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

     Telephone call from H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on October 22, 1971

  • 012-067 9:00 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 9:00 pm to 9:02 pm.
  • 012-068 9:03 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Warren E. Burger talked on the telephone from 9:03 pm to 9:13 pm.
  • 012-069 9:13 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, and George Meany talked on the telephone from 9:13 pm to 9:21 pm.
  • 012-071 9:21 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:21 pm to 9:31 pm.
  • 012-072 9:44 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:44 pm.
  • 012-073 9:44 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 9:44 pm to 9:45 pm.
  • 012-074 9:45 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:45 pm.
  • 012-075 9:45 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:45 pm and 9:47 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 012-070, October 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/012-070 (accessed October 12, 2026).