Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-048

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

Sunday, October 31, 1971 · 5:28 PM–5:30 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation013-048 on Tape 13 (tape position 01:38:19–01:38:24)StartSunday, October 31, 1971 at 5:28 PMEndSunday, October 31, 1971 at 5:30 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-048 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417190311 ↗

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On October 31, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:28 pm and 5:30 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-048 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 013-048

Date: October 31, 1971

Time: Unknown between 5:28 pm and 5:30 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

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

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Haldeman, please.
Thank you.
  • 013-045 5:07 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:07 pm.
  • 013-046 5:07 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:07 pm and 5:24 pm.
  • 013-047 5:24 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 5:24 pm to 5:28 pm.
  • 013-049 5:30 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:30 pm to 5:39 pm.
  • 013-050 5:39 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:39 pm and 7:57 pm.
  • 013-051 7:57 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:57 pm to 8:13 pm.

Conversation 013-048, October 31, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190311). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-048 (accessed November 14, 2026).