Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 18 › Conversation 018-094

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

Monday, January 17, 1972 · 6:38 PM–7:37 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation018-094 on Tape 18 (tape position 04:45:49–04:45:55)StartMonday, January 17, 1972 at 6:38 PMEndMonday, January 17, 1972 at 7:37 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 018-094 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent connection to his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to initiate a high-level briefing or discussion between the President and his key advisor. No substantive policy matters were addressed during this specific request for communication.

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NARA Description

On January 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:38 pm and 7:37 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-094 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 18-94

Date: January 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:38 pm and 7:37 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on January 17, 1972

  • 018-093 3:16 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 3:16 pm to 3:34 pm.
  • 315-020 3:43 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:43 pm to 3:44 pm.
  • 315-021 3:44 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Roger Staubach met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:44 pm and 3:58 pm.
  • 315-022 3:44 PM · 56 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 3:44 pm and 3:58 pm.
  • 649-001 3:46 PM · 2 hr 49 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:46 pm and 6:38 pm.
  • 315-023 3:58 PM · 34 sec — 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 3:59 pm.
  • 315-024 4:00 PM · 1 hr 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, John B. Connally, Marjorie P. Acker, unknown person(s), Raymond K. Price, Jr., Rose Mary Woods, and Walter R. Tkach met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:00 pm to 5:25 pm.
  • 649-002 6:33 PM · 46 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:33 pm and 11:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 018-094, January 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-094 (accessed October 12, 2026).