Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 17 › Conversation 017-138
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman
Sunday, January 2, 1972 · 10:34 AM–12:12 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec
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On January 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 12:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-138 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 17-138
Date: January 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:34 am and 12:12 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 311-36]
Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on January 2, 1972
- 017-136 10:17 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:17 am and 10:27 am.
- 311-032 10:17 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:17 am and 10:27 am.
- 017-137 10:27 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 10:27 am to 10:34 am.
- 311-033 10:27 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:27 am to 10:34 am.
- 311-034 10:34 AM · 15 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 10:34 am and 12:12 pm.
- 311-035 10:34 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 12:12 pm.
- 311-036 10:34 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 12:12 pm.
- 017-139 12:12 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:12 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 017-138, January 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417192039). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-138 (accessed November 2, 2026).