Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 20 › Conversation 020-100

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

Wednesday, February 16, 1972 · 8:14 PM–10:03 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation020-100 on Tape 20 (tape position 03:16:17–03:16:23)StartWednesday, February 16, 1972 at 8:14 PMEndWednesday, February 16, 1972 at 10:03 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 020-100 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief administrative exchange served as the necessary logistical step to initiate a direct line of communication between the President and his top aide. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this specific interaction.

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NARA Description

On February 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:14 pm and 10:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-100 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 20-100

Date: February 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:14 pm and 10:03 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 February 17, 1972

  • 020-098 8:05 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 8:05 pm to 8:13 pm.
  • 020-099 8:13 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 8:13 pm to 8:14 pm.
  • 020-101 10:03 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:03 pm to 10:04 pm.
  • 020-102 8:11 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:11 am and 8:28 am.
  • 674-001 8:11 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:11 am and 8:15 am.
  • 674-002 8:11 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:11 am and 8:15 am.
  • 674-003 8:15 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:15 am to 8:24 am.
  • 674-004 8:24 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:24 am and 8:28 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 020-100, February 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/020-100 (accessed October 12, 2026).