Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-017

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

Tuesday, October 26, 1971 · 7:52 PM–8:01 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation013-017 on Tape 13 (tape position 00:30:26–00:30:32)StartTuesday, October 26, 1971 at 7:52 PMEndTuesday, October 26, 1971 at 8:01 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-017 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. The brief exchange served exclusively as a logistical request to initiate this high-level communication. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this operator-assisted interaction.

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NARA Description

On October 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:52 pm and 8:01 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 013-017

Date: October 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:52 pm and 8:01 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on October 26, 1971

  • 303-007 1:51 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:51 pm and 2:49 pm.
  • 303-008 1:51 PM · 1 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:51 pm and 2:49 pm.
  • 303-009 2:49 PM · 2 hr 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:49 pm to 5:55 pm.
  • 303-010 5:55 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 6:10 pm.
  • 303-011 5:55 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 6:10 pm.
  • 303-012 6:10 PM · 52 sec — unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 013-015 6:36 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:36 pm and 7:50 pm.
  • 013-016 7:50 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 7:50 pm to 7:52 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 013-017, October 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-017 (accessed October 12, 2026).