Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 15 › Conversation 015-005

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

Wednesday, November 17, 1971 · 5:44 PM–7:14 PM ET · White House Telephone ·7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation015-005 onTape 15 (tape position 00:03:51–00:03:58)StartWednesday, November 17, 1971 at 5:44 PMEndWednesday, November 17, 1971 at 7:14 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 015-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical request to establish communication with his top aide. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief exchange.

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Holloman, please.
Yes.

NARA Description

On November 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:44 pm and 7:14 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 15-5

Date: November 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:44 pm and 7:14 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 17, 1971

  • 015-003 4:00 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 5:23 pm.
  • 293-010 4:00 PM · 26 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 4:00 pm and 5:23 pm.
  • 015-004 5:23 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 5:23 pm to 5:25 pm.
  • 293-015 5:23 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:23 pm to 5:25 pm.
  • 293-016 5:25 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:44 pm.
  • 293-017 5:25 PM · 1 min — 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 5:25 pm and 5:44 pm.
  • 293-018 5:25 PM · 1 min — 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 5:25 pm and 5:44 pm.
  • 293-019 5:25 PM · 51 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 5:25 pm and 5:44 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 015-005, November 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-005 (accessed September 18, 2026).