Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 17 › Conversation 017-147

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

Sunday, January 2, 1972 · 3:50 PM–3:58 PM ET · White House Telephone ·25 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation017-147 onTape 17 (tape position 05:36:30–05:36:55)StartSunday, January 2, 1972 at 3:50 PMEndSunday, January 2, 1972 at 3:58 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 017-147 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to establish communication protocols for the remainder of the evening. He specified that he would be unavailable for most calls after 10:30 p.m., redirecting incoming inquiries to Rose Mary Woods or H.R. Haldeman. The President made an explicit exception to this policy for his daughters, Tricia Nixon Cox and Julie Nixon Eisenhower, authorizing them to reach him at any time.

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Yes, please.
Operator, I wanted to tell you that tonight after 10.30, I will be unavailable by phone.
All right.
And would you, any calls that come up to me, unless there's one from either Trisha or Julie, they can reach me then.
Yes, sir.
But any other calls go to Ms. Woods or Mr. Haldeman, okay?
After 10.30, yes, sir.
Fine, thank you.
You're welcome.

NARA Description

On January 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:50 pm and 3:58 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-147 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 17-147

Date: January 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:50 pm and 3:58 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 311-47]

     The President's schedule
          -Phone calls
               -Tricia Nixon Cox
               -Julie Nixon Eisenhower
               -Rose Mary Woods
               -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on January 2, 1972

  • 017-145 3:36 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:36 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 311-045 3:36 PM · 14 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 3:36 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 017-146 3:40 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 3:40 pm to 3:50 pm.
  • 311-046 3:40 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:40 pm to 3:50 pm.
  • 311-047 3:50 PM · 33 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 3:50 pm and 3:58 pm.
  • 017-148 3:58 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:58 pm to 4:07 pm.
  • 311-048 3:58 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:58 pm to 4:07 pm.
  • 017-149 4:07 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:07 pm and 6:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 017-147, 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/017-147 (accessed September 18, 2026).