Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-172
Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Time management
Sunday, January 30, 1972 · 4:53 PM–4:56 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman discussed the President's upcoming schedule and workload. Nixon expressed a specific desire for a quiet day to manage his agenda. The brief exchange focused primarily on organizing these personal time requirements.
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NARA Description
On January 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 4:53 pm to 4:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-172 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 19-172
Date: January 30, 1972
Time: 4:53 pm –4:56 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman's schedule
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 1m 53s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
**********************************************************************Also 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.
- 019-171 4:35 PM · 6 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.
- 019-173 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 019-172, 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/019-172 (accessed October 12, 2026).