President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief interaction served as a logistical bridge to connect the President with his primary aide for undisclosed business. No further substantive discussion or policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.
On March 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:47 pm and 9:14 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-087 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 21-87
Date: March 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:47 pm and 9:14 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.