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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation017-138 onTape 17 (tape position 05:06:01–05:06:09)StartSunday, January 2, 1972 at 10:34 AMEndSunday, January 2, 1972 at 12:12 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 017-138 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. The brief exchange served solely as a logistical request to connect with the aide. No further policy or administrative matters were discussed during this interaction.

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Mr. Haldeman, please.

NARA Description

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”) Haldeman

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. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-138 (accessed September 18, 2026).