Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-112

Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Chalmers P. Wylie

Tuesday, November 23, 1971 · 11:47 AM–11:56 AM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation015-112 on Tape 15 (tape position 03:35:33–03:35:41)StartTuesday, November 23, 1971 at 11:47 AMEndTuesday, November 23, 1971 at 11:56 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 015-112 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed his operator to connect him with Congressman Chalmers P. Wylie of Ohio. H. R. Haldeman assisted in facilitating this call during the brief administrative exchange. The primary objective of the interaction was to secure a direct line of communication with the Congressman.

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I hope this doesn't take too long.
Please.
Congressman Wiley of Ohio.
Thank you.
Tom Chalmers Wiley.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On November 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 11:56 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-112 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 15-112

Date: November 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:47 am and 11:56 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator; the President conferred with H. R. (“Bob”)
Haldeman before the conversation begins.

[See also Conversation No. 623-6A]

     Request for a call to Chalmers P. Wylie

Also recorded on November 23, 1971

  • 015-110 11:40 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 11:43 am.
  • 623-004 11:40 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 11:43 am.
  • 015-111 11:43 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and William Brock talked on the telephone from 11:43 am to 11:47 am.
  • 623-005 11:43 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William Brock met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:43 am to 11:47 am.
  • 015-113 11:47 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 11:56 am.
  • 623-006 11:47 AM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Chalmers P. Wylie met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:47 am to 12:20 pm.
  • 015-114 11:56 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 11:56 am to 11:58 am.
  • 015-115 12:20 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 12:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 015-112, November 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-112 (accessed October 1, 2026).