President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with his Chief of Staff, H. R. Haldeman. The brief exchange served as a logistical request to place a telephone call to Haldeman at an late hour. No further policy or administrative matters were discussed during this brief administrative interaction.
On March 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:29 pm and 10:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-091 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 21-91
Date: March 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:29 pm and 10:31 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.