Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 22 › Conversation 022-003
Haldeman & Safire on AFL-CIO and Pay Board
Thursday, March 23, 1972 · 10:20 AM–1:31 PM ET · White House Telephone · 52 sec
AI Summary
H. R. Haldeman contacts speechwriter William L. Safire to secure specific statistical data regarding the percentage of American wage earners represented by the AFL-CIO. This information is required for an upcoming television statement by the President concerning the Pay Board. Safire agrees to research the figure and report back to Haldeman at the President’s Executive Office Building line.
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NARA Description
On March 23, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and William L. Safire talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 1:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 22-3
Date: March 23, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:20 am and 1:31 pm
Location: White House Telephone
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 325-10D]
Request for call to William L. Safire
[Pause]
Haldeman talked with Safire.
[See Conversation No. 325-10E]
The President’s television statement on Pay Board, March 23, 1972
-Wage earners
-Percent in American Federation of Labor – Congress of Industrial
Organizations [AFL-CIO]
-Safire’s return call
-President’s Executive Office Building [EOB] officeAlso recorded on March 23, 1972
- 325-006 9:31 AM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:31 am and 10:19 am.
- 325-007 9:31 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:31 am and 10:19 am.
- 325-008 9:31 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:31 am and 10:19 am.
- 325-009 9:31 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:31 am and 10:19 am.
- 325-010 10:19 AM · 2 hr 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), Rose Mary Woods, White House operator, William L. Safire, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:19 am to 12:45 pm.
- 022-002 10:20 AM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and William L. Safire talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 1:31 pm.
- 325-011 12:45 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 1:00 pm.
- 325-012 12:45 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 1:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 022-003, March 23, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-003 (accessed October 23, 2026).