Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-171
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman
Sunday, January 30, 1972 · 4:35 PM–4:53 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. The brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to bridge the President to his top aide for further communication. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this initial connection phase.
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NARA Description
On January 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 4:53 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-171 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 19-171
Date: January 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:35 pm and 4:53 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanAlso recorded on January 30, 1972
- 019-170 4:35 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 4:53 pm.
- 019-172 4:53 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 4:53 pm to 4:56 pm.
- 019-173 4:56 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:56 pm.
- 019-174 4:57 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:57 pm.
- 019-175 4:57 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 4:57 pm to 5:03 pm.
- 019-176 5:07 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 5:07 pm to 5:24 pm.
- 019-177 5:24 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:24 pm and 5:26 pm.
- 019-178 5:26 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 5:26 pm to 5:29 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 019-171, January 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-171 (accessed October 12, 2026).