Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 17 › Conversation 017-139

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Holloman

Sunday, January 2, 1972 · 12:12 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation017-139 on Tape 17 (tape position 05:06:09–05:06:18)StartSunday, January 2, 1972 at 12:12 PMEndSunday, January 2, 1972 at 12:12 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 017-139 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon received a brief update from the White House operator regarding the availability of an individual named Mr. Holloman. The operator noted that Holloman was currently at church and would return by 12:30 pm. Nixon instructed the operator to have Holloman return his call once he was back.

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Yeah.
Mr. President, Mr. Holloman went to church, and he'll be back about 1230.
Could I have him call you?
Yeah.
All right.

NARA Description

On January 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-139 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 17-139

Date: January 2, 1972
Time: 12:12 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President

[See Conversation No. 311-37]

     H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman's location

Also recorded on January 2, 1972

  • 311-037 12:12 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:12 pm.
  • 311-038 12:12 PM · 33 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 12:12 pm and 12:24 pm.
  • 017-140 12:24 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 12:24 pm to 12:28 pm.
  • 311-039 12:24 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:24 pm to 12:28 pm.
  • 017-141 12:28 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:28 pm and 12:39 pm.
  • 311-040 12:28 PM · 19 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 12:28 pm and 12:39 pm.
  • 017-142 12:39 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 12:39 pm to 12:48 pm.
  • 311-041 12:39 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:39 pm to 12:48 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 017-139, 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/017-139 (accessed October 12, 2026).