Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 21 › Conversation 021-019
Nixon phone call with Haldeman on White House administration
Tuesday, March 7, 1972 · 10:21 PM–10:29 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman engaged in a brief telephone conversation regarding administrative or political matters. Given the extensive withdrawal of the conversation's content, the specific substance remains classified and unavailable for analysis. Consequently, no definitive policy decisions or developments can be attributed to this exchange.
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NARA Description
On March 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:21 pm to 10:29 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 21-19 Date: March 7, 1972 Time: 10:21 pm - 10:29 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman. ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 6m 41s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ******************************************************************************
Also recorded on March 8, 1972
- 021-018 10:08 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:08 pm to 10:14 pm.
- 021-025 9:00 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:59 am.
- 021-026 9:00 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:59 am.
- 021-027 9:59 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard ("Red") Skelton talked on the telephone from 9:59 am to 10:00 am.
- 021-028 10:00 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 12:31 pm.
- 021-020 10:25 AM · 28 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Henry A. Kissinger, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:25 am and 11:49 am.
- 021-021 10:25 AM · 7 min — the White House operator and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:25 am and 11:49 am.
- 021-022 11:50 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:50 am and 4:40 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 021-019, March 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/021-019 (accessed October 2, 2026).