Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-088

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

Tuesday, January 25, 1972 · 10:24 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation019-088 on Tape 19StartTuesday, January 25, 1972 at 10:24 PMEndTuesday, January 25, 1972 at 10:24 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 019-088 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an immediate connection with Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman. This brief administrative interaction served as a directive to reach his senior aide across multiple contact points. The call functioned primarily as a procedural step to initiate urgent communication with his inner circle.

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Yes, sir.
All of them, please.

NARA Description

On January 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:24 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-088 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 19-88

Date: January 25, 1972
Time: 10:24 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 26, 1972

  • 019-081 10:10 PM · 18 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:10 pm and 10:17 pm.
  • 019-082 10:10 PM · 16 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:10 pm and 10:17 pm.
  • 019-083 10:10 PM · 12 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:10 pm and 10:17 pm.
  • 019-084 10:10 PM · 3 min — Henry A. Kissinger and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:10 pm and 10:17 pm.
  • 019-085 10:10 PM · 10 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:10 pm and 10:17 pm.
  • 019-086 10:10 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:10 pm and 10:17 pm.
  • 019-087 10:17 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 10:17 pm to 10:24 pm.
  • 019-089 10:25 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:25 pm to 10:44 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 019-088, January 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-088 (accessed October 6, 2026).