Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-179

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

Sunday, January 30, 1972 · 5:29 PM–5:33 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation019-179 on Tape 19StartSunday, January 30, 1972 at 5:29 PMEndSunday, January 30, 1972 at 5:33 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 019-179 ↗

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 solely as an administrative bridge to initiate a discussion with a key advisor. No substantive policy matters or decisions were transacted during this specific exchange.

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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 5:29 pm and 5:33 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-179 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 19-179

Date: January 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:29 pm and 5:33 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 30, 1972

  • 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.
  • 019-180 5:32 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:32 pm to 5:33 pm.

All 11 conversations from January 30, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 019-179, 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/019-179 (accessed October 12, 2026).