Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-030

Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Public Speaking and Image Management

Thursday, January 20, 1972 · 11:10 AM–11:11 AM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation019-030 on Tape 19StartThursday, January 20, 1972 at 11:10 AMEndThursday, January 20, 1972 at 11:11 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 019-030 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with H. R. Haldeman to finalize a personal appearance decision regarding a forthcoming speech. Nixon explicitly instructed Haldeman that he would not utilize the services of a makeup artist for the event. This brief communication served to clarify the President's aesthetic preferences for his televised presentation.

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Yeah.
Yeah.
Oh, I wanted you to be sure to know.
I'm not going to use the makeup.
Okay.
All right.
Sure.

NARA Description

On January 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 11:10 am to 11:11 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-030 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 19-30

Date: January 20, 1972
Time: 11:10 am - 11:11 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

     The President's schedule

          -Forthcoming speech
               -Make-up man

Also 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.
  • 019-029 11:06 AM · 7 sec — 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.
  • 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 019-030, 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/019-030 (accessed October 11, 2026).