Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 18 › Conversation 018-077
Nixon phone call with Haldeman on State of the Union and John B. Connally
Thursday, January 13, 1972 · 2:34 PM–2:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
H. R. Haldeman and President Nixon discussed logistical frustrations regarding a volatile event schedule, specifically highlighting the uncertainty of a planned appearance that had been repeatedly canceled and reinstated. The conversation touched upon the scheduling of John B. Connally and the strategic challenges of aligning appearances with the upcoming State of the Union address. Haldeman also initiated a request to contact Major General James D. Hughes to facilitate these administrative coordination efforts.
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NARA Description
On January 13, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:34 pm and 2:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-077 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 18-77
Date: January 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:34 pm and 2:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 314-1A]
Request for a call to Maj. Gen. James D. Hughes
[Haldeman conferred with the President.]
Scheduling
-John B. Connally
-Unknown event
-State of the Union speechAlso recorded on January 13, 1972
- 647-020 2:22 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:22 pm.
- 647-021 2:22 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, Ronald L. Ziegler, and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:22 pm and 2:34 pm.
- 647-022 2:22 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:22 pm and 2:34 pm.
- 314-001 2:34 PM · 1 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, James D. ("Don") Hughes, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:34 pm to 3:41 pm.
- 018-078 2:45 PM · 46 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and James D. ("Don") Hughes talked on the telephone at 2:45 pm.
- 018-079 2:45 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:45 pm.
- 018-080 2:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:45 pm to 2:47 pm.
- 018-081 2:47 PM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and James D. ("Don") Hughes talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:09 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 018-077, January 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-077 (accessed September 24, 2026).