Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 13 › Conversation 013-139

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

Thursday, November 4, 1971 · 7:36 PM–7:37 PM ET · White House Telephone ·7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation013-139 onTape 13 (tape position 04:12:35–04:12:42)StartThursday, November 4, 1971 at 7:36 PMEndThursday, November 4, 1971 at 7:37 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-139 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief interaction served solely as a logistical request to initiate a phone call between the President and his top aide. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On November 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:36 pm and 7:37 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-139 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 13-139

Date: November 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:36 pm and 7:37 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 November 5, 1971

  • 013-135 7:24 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:24 pm and 7:35 pm.
  • 013-136 7:24 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:24 pm and 7:35 pm.
  • 013-138 7:35 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Lloyd J. Christie talked on the telephone from 7:35 pm to 7:36 pm.
  • 013-140 7:37 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:37 pm to 7:38 pm.
  • 013-141 7:38 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:38 pm and 7:43 pm.
  • 013-142 7:43 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 7:43 pm to 7:44 pm.
  • 013-143 7:44 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:44 pm.
  • 013-144 7:44 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:44 pm and 7:47 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 013-139, November 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-139 (accessed September 18, 2026).