Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 21 › Conversation 021-097

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

Thursday, March 16, 1972 · 11:12 PM ET · White House Telephone

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation021-097 on Tape 21 (tape position 03:49:10–03:49:19)StartThursday, March 16, 1972 at 11:12 PMEndThursday, March 16, 1972 at 11:12 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 021-097 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to determine the current location of his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief inquiry was intended to facilitate direct communication with his senior aide late in the evening. The exchange focused exclusively on locating personnel to coordinate administrative or political business.

Audio

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NARA Description

On March 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-097 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 21-97

Date: March 16, 1972
Time: 11:12 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

     H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman’s location

Also recorded on March 17, 1972

  • 021-092 10:31 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:31 pm to 10:38 pm.
  • 021-093 10:40 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II talked on the telephone from 10:40 pm to 10:49 pm.
  • 021-094 10:57 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:57 pm to 11:07 pm.
  • 021-095 11:07 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:07 pm and 11:12 pm.
  • 021-096 11:12 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:12 pm.
  • 021-098 11:13 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 11:13 pm to 11:18 pm.
  • 021-099 11:18 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:18 pm and 11:19 pm.
  • 021-100 11:19 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch talked on the telephone from 11:19 pm to 11:26 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 021-097, March 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/021-097 (accessed October 12, 2026).