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Conversation 017-155

TapeTape 17StartSunday, January 2, 1972 at 11:12 PMEndSunday, January 2, 1972 at 11:12 PMTape start time05:56:35Tape end time05:56:43ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorRecording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and his top aide late in the evening. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief exchange.

H.R. HaldemanWhite House operationsPresidential communicationlogistics
AudioNARA Description

On January 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-155 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 17-155

Date: January 2, 1972
Time: 11:12 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Holloman, please.
Yes, sir.
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