President Nixon initiated a brief administrative call to the White House operator to request a connection with H. R. Haldeman. This communication functioned as a routine logistical step to facilitate direct contact between the President and his Chief of Staff. No further policy or substantive matters were discussed during this brief exchange.
On March 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:19 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-082 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 21-82
Date: March 14, 1972
Time: 7:19 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.