Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-101

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

Monday, November 22, 1971 · 4:26 PM–4:31 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation015-101 on Tape 15 (tape position 03:19:51–03:19:57)StartMonday, November 22, 1971 at 4:26 PMEndMonday, November 22, 1971 at 4:31 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 015-101 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief exchange served solely as a functional administrative request to initiate communication with a key member of the President's inner circle. No further substance or policy discussions occurred during this brief interaction.

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Yes, please.
The Holloman, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On November 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:26 pm and 4:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-101 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 15-101

Date: November 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:26 pm and 4:31 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 622-8]

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

Also recorded on November 22, 1971

  • 015-100 4:15 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 4:15 pm to 4:26 pm.
  • 015-102 4:26 PM · 30 sec — unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:26 pm and 4:31 pm.
  • 015-103 4:26 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:26 pm and 4:31 pm.
  • 622-008 4:26 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:26 pm and 4:31 pm.
  • 622-009 4:26 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:26 pm and 4:31 pm.
  • 015-104 4:31 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 4:31 pm to 4:32 pm.
  • 622-010 4:31 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:31 pm to 4:32 pm.
  • 622-011 4:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:32 pm and 4:50 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 015-101, November 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/015-101 (accessed October 1, 2026).