Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-029
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman
Thursday, January 20, 1972 · 11:06 AM–11:10 AM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief interaction served as a logistical step to initiate a direct communication line between the President and his top aide. No substantive policy discussions or decisions were recorded during this connection request.
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NARA Description
On January 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 11:10 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 19-29
Date: January 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:06 am and 11:10 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanAlso recorded on January 20, 1972
- 019-026 9:38 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:38 am and 10:47 am.
- 019-027 9:38 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:38 am and 10:47 am.
- 019-028 10:47 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:47 am to 11:06 am.
- 019-030 11:10 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 11:10 am to 11:11 am.
- 019-031 11:12 AM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:12 am to 11:13 am.
- 652-002 1:17 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:17 pm and 1:22 pm.
- 019-032 1:22 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:22 pm and 1:29 pm.
- 019-033 1:22 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:22 pm and 1:29 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 019-029, January 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-029 (accessed October 11, 2026).